Watt not concerned by lack of sacks

Three games into the NFL season, J.J. Watt - a three-time Defensive Player of the Year - has yet to register a single sack.

Dating back to last season, the Houston Texans' star defensive end's sack-less streak stretches to four games. Watt has never gone five straight games without taking down a quarterback.

However, Watt - who missed most of the 2016 season due to a back injury - says he doesn't care about his individual stats.

"I think that stat-watching becomes very tricky," Watt said, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. "Just because the numbers may not be there, whatever it may be, it's not necessarily always reflective of exactly what's happening. If I have to take on two guys or three guys for our guys to go get four forced fumbles in a game, I'll do that all game long. I don't care. If I end the year with zero sacks but we have 40 as a team and 20 forced fumbles, I'll take that all day long.

"Especially the older I get in my career ... I don't care about the stats, to be honest with you. All I want to do is win football games. But they will come. Like you said, the hits are there. They're coming. But if teams are going to throw the whole house and the kitchen sink at me, we have some incredible players who are going to make great plays."

Watt was critical of his Week 1 performance in which he looked far from his dominant self, but he's looked more and more comfortable as the season continues.

While the four-time Pro Bowler might not have any sacks, he was Pro Football Focus' top-ranked interior defensive player in Week 3.