Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. The Pittsburgh Pirates and (Oneil Cruz aside) crushing disappointment. All things that go together so well. You can add TJ Watt and Cam Heyward to that list and that’s what PFF did in ranking their top defensive duos Thursday morning.
Author Kambui Bomani had this to say about the pairing:
“Watt finished with a top-five 2021 WAR mark for edge rushers, while Heyward trailed only Aaron Donald for the best interior defensive linemen WAR figure. The two feed off one another en route to tons of quarterback pressure — including a combined 34 sacks, 24 hits and 70 hurries in 2021.