Why wasn't that a Sack by TJ ??

[fansince'76]

[86WARD]

According to the statisticians rules: Huntley recovered his own fumble untouched and tried to advance the ball. Watt then sacked him and stripped the ball. According to the rule book, that should be a sack.

[pczach]

Sacks (Defensive)

Credit a sack to the appropriate defensive player whenever a sack is scored against the offensive team, subject to the following principles:

1. When the player making an apparent attempt to pass is tackled or downed at or behind the statistical line of scrimmage, credit a sack to the defensive player who tackled or downed the potential passer. If a defender pushes an offensive player into the potential passer, knocking him down and ending the play, or the contact results in a fumble, credit a sack to the appropriate defensive player.

EXCEPTION: If the potential passer fumbles on his own prior to any such contact, no sack is credited to any individual defensive player, unless he recovers his own fumble and attempts to advance or pass the ball. However, credit the defensive team with a sack. The number of defensive sacks should be equal to the number of offensive sacks.

I see it as a sack because the moment the quarterback got up off the turf to throw or advance the ball, it was a sack. The fact that Watt was able to force a fumble shows the quarterback's effort to advance or throw the ball. If the quarterback wasn't trying to do anything with the ball, he would have stayed on the ground and been down by contact as soon as TJ touched him. If the quarterback is no longer down, he is trying to make a play....and it should be a sack IMO.

[86WARD]

I see it as a sack because the moment the quarterback got up off the turf to throw or advance the ball, it was a sack. The fact that Watt was able to force a fumble shows the quarterback's effort to advance or throw the ball. If the quarterback wasn't trying to do anything with the ball, he would have stayed on the ground and been down by contact as soon as TJ touched him. If the quarterback is no longer down, he is trying to make a play....and it should be a sack IMO.

Agree 100%!

[Born2Steel]

It was a muffed snap fumble. The QB did not fumble the ball initially but was the one that recovered the fumble. I THINK at that point it is no longer a play by design and therefore the player cannot be ‘sacked’. I think something similar happened in a Titans game this season. The snap hit the man in motion resulting in a fumble. The QB recovered and was immediately tackled. It was not a sack. The only difference being the subsequent fumble by the QB today.
I am by no means a rules expert and do not claim to be. Just explaining why I think it was not counted as a sack.

[Buckinnuts]

It was not a fumble to start ..just a bad snap by center ,qb tried to get up stripped sack by tj...it should be overturned

[pczach]

That guy is such a douche......

I won't even click on a link that he is associated with. Nobody should be reading anything this idiot has to say about anything.

[fansince'76]

That guy is such a douche......

I won't even click on a link that he is associated with. Nobody should be reading anything this idiot has to say about anything.

He's strictly comedy relief.

[pczach]

He's strictly comedy relief.

He is so absurd.....he's funny! But he won't make a dime if I have anything to say about it!

[lipps83]

I didn’t see that. Do you have a link?

Was posted at 6:01 and hasn't been updated.

https://sports.yahoo.com/steelers-lb...230142738.html

This is still on the NFL.com main page.

https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-t-...an-sack-record

[HollywoodSteel]

Was posted at 6:01 and hasn't been updated.

https://sports.yahoo.com/steelers-lb...230142738.html

This is still on the NFL.com main page.

https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-t-...an-sack-record

Okay, so he hasn’t actually been awarded the extra sack. But it’s a possibility once they review it.

[tube517]

Ben said about 4 times "I hope the NFL gives TJ Watt a half a sack" in his post game press conference

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[Hawkman]

Ben said about 4 times "I hope the NFL gives TJ Watt a half a sack" in his post game press conference

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I just watched that. Ben was going to get that in as many times as he could.

[Fire Goodell]

Aborted snap / QB slipped on the wet turf, Dong sack!

[EzraTank]

Considering that Favre flopped to give Strahan the "record," Watt has already broken it, in my book.

Came here to post this. Farve's sack was more of an "aborted" play than today's.

[teegre]

It is the annual TJ slight. And, after every slight, TJ returns and gets better. Ergo, I expect 32 sacks in the 2023 season.

[pczach]

It is the annual TJ slight. And, after every slight, TJ returns and gets better. Ergo, I expect 32 sacks in the 2023 season.

Exactly!

[Fire Goodell]

It is the annual TJ slight. And, after every slight, TJ returns and gets better. Ergo, I expect 32 sacks in the 2023 season.

That’s Bobby Boucher numbers