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With 1.5 sacks on Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt now has 76 sacks for his career. This was Watt’s 84 career game which makes him the third-fastest NFL player to have 75 career sacks.

The player to get to 75 sacks the fastest was Reggie White to did it in only 65 games while T.J.’s big brother J.J. is in second at 82 games.

Going into the season it seems like a foregone conclusion the younger Watt would top 75 sacks well ahead of his big brother’s mark but a partially torn pectoral sidelined him for nearly half of the season.

Watt’s 76 sacks are also good enough for third on the Steelers all-time list. He currently trails Jason Gildon who has 77.0 sacks and James Harrison who 80.5. Even after missing seven games, Watt still has plenty of opportunities to be the franchise sack leader by the end of the season.

In his 84th career game, T.J. Watt has become the 3rd-fastest player to reach 75.0 career sacks.

Only HOF Reggie White (65) and his older brother J.J. Watt (82) have accomplished the feat in fewer games since 1982 when sacks were first officially tracked. @steelers #HereWeGo

— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 18, 2022

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The Pittsburgh Steelers went with some old-school football on Sunday to beat the Carolina Panthers. Now that we’ve had a chance to dig into the stats, here are four numbers that really stood out.

On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers got in their time machine and played like a Steelers team of old en route to a 24-16 win over the Carolina Panthers. After going back and watching again, here are our big takeaways from the game.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers pulled off a big 24-16 road win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. This one was close right to the wire and every misstep for both teams was magnified. No misstep was more blatant unsportsmanlike conduct penalty by Steelers linebacker Marcus Allen late in the first half.

The penalty gave the Panthers new life on a drive that should have ended and turned into a field goal for Carolina. And it was made worse by the fact that it happened during a timeout when Allen felt for some reason it would be a good idea to saunter over to the Carolina huddle and run his yap to the opposing team.

After the play happened, Twitter lit up with tweets indicating the idiocy of what Allen did and many called for Allen to be cut on the spot and that he needs to find his own way home from Charlotte.

Is this one of those situations where head coach Mike Tomlin needs to set an example of unforced mistakes like this? We want to pass the question off to all of you. Let us know in the comments if you think the Steelers need to release Allen to remind the team how unacceptable this is.

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According to Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, he “didn’t have eyes” on linebacker Marcus Allen when he wandered over to talk trash to the Carolina Panthers during a timeout.

The unsportsmanlike conduct flag turned a stopped drive into a field goal for the Panthers. Pittsburgh is very fortunate the mistake didn’t figure into the final outcome of the game. According to Tomlin when asked what the impact was, he simply said, “three points”.

Allen easily had some of the most foolish penalties I’ve seen in a very long time. To go to the opposing team’s huddle during a timeout just to talk trash is dumb on an astronomical level. The fact Tomlin played it off when he is so hyper-critical of penalties at times is telling about Tomlin and his faux equality when it comes to the roster.

Fortunately, the Steelers beat the Panthers 24-16 and improve to 6-8 and the mistake didn’t cost Pittsburgh the win. Let us know in the comments what you thought of Allen’s penalty and his behavior.

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If you are still holding onto hope for the Pittsburgh Steelers to salvage this season, beating the Carolina Panthers is a must. If the Steelers plan to win this one, here are the keys.

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Here is everything you need to know so you can watch, listen to or stream this week’s Pittsburgh Steelers game. This week the Steelers are trying to get back on track with Mitch Trubisky at quarterback. The Steelers take on the Carolina Panthers on the road and rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett is out with a concussion. If the Steelers lose this week they are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs and the Panthers are fighting for a division title.

Here is everything you need so you don’t miss a minute of the action.

Game info: Baltimore Pittsburgh Steelers (5-8) @ Carolina Panthers (5-8)

• Game Day: Sunday, December 18th, 2022
• Game Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
• Location: Charlotte, NC
• Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
• TV Channel: CBS
• Weather: Temps in the 40s and windy

Announcers:  Greg Gumble, Adam Archuleta

Online: You can also tune in online with NFL+ and FuboTV (try it for free).

Radio: Westwood One and Steeler Nation Radio will have the game, as well as WDVE 102.5 FM & WBGG 970, AM local.

You can also follow the game with us @TheSteelersWire and of course here on Steelers Wire with our live updates during the game, along with highlights of all the key moments from this week’s game. Join us straight after the final whistle for more in-depth coverage, injury updates, and analysis of all the action.

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