T.J. Watt went the first two games of 2025 without a sack. That streak ended in Sunday’s win over the New England Patriots, but new data explains why Watt had a quiet start to the year. As shared by PFF’s Timo Riske, Watt is among the most frequently double-teamed pass rushers. Entering Monday Night Football, Watt ranked fifth league-wide at over 50 percent of the time.
Myles Garrett is already back to doing what he does best: Breaking scales
x-Axis: Double team/chip %
y-axis: Performance when not doubled pic.twitter.com/Eauj5LQePXAs the chart shows, only the Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garett, Green Bay Packers’ Micah Parsons and Kingsley Enagbare, and Detroit Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson had a higher rate (it appears Watt is narrowly ahead of the Carolina Panthers’ Nic Scourton).