T.J. Watt‘s importance to the Pittsburgh Steelers defense is well known. The youngest Watt led the NFL in sacks and tackles for a loss last season and was rewarded with a five-year $112 million contract before the 2021 season. We got a glimpse of how hapless the Steelers’ defense is without their star linebacker after Watt missed most of the past two weeks with a groin injury. Pittsburgh gave up 425 yards and 26 points to the Las Vegas Raiders before allowing 24 points to the Cincinnati Bengals to fall to 1-2 on the season.
Adam Schefter confirmed that Watt would be available for the Steelers on Sunday, noting that JuJu Smith-Schuster and Diontae Johnson would also be in the lineup.