J.J. Watt had 69 solo tackles, 12 assists, 20.5 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries in 16 games in 2012. He was selected to play in his first Pro Bowl, and won his first Defensive Player of the Year award.
HOU| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J.J. Watt | 12/30/2012 | 2012 | @ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | J.J. Watt | 12/23/2012 | 2012 | vs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | J.J. Watt | 12/16/2012 | 2012 | vs | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | J.J. Watt | 12/10/2012 | 2012 | @ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | J.J. Watt | 12/2/2012 | 2012 | @ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | J.J. Watt | 11/22/2012 | 2012 | @ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | J.J. Watt | 11/18/2012 | 2012 | vs | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | J.J. Watt | 11/11/2012 | 2012 | @ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J.J. Watt | 11/4/2012 | 2012 | vs | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | J.J. Watt | 10/21/2012 | 2012 | vs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | J.J. Watt | 10/14/2012 | 2012 | vs | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | J.J. Watt | 10/8/2012 | 2012 | @ | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | J.J. Watt | 9/30/2012 | 2012 | vs | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | J.J. Watt | 9/23/2012 | 2012 | @ | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | J.J. Watt | 9/16/2012 | 2012 | @ | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | J.J. Watt | 9/9/2012 | 2012 | vs | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Average | 4.3 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Total | 69 | 12 | 81 | 20.5 | 138.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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