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Steelers T.J. Watt named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for September

Even when T.J. Watt doesn’t show up on the stat sheet, his impact on any given game is monumental. We’ve seen this already in 2020. The Pittsburgh Steelers opened the season against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1. Though Watt recorded just one tackle against the Giants and failed to record a sack, he still graded out as the best edge defender in the league, according to Pro Football Focus.

When it came time for the NFL to announce their players of the month, nobody was shocked to see that T.