Arizona Cardinals DE J.J. Watt activated from IR ahead of Monday night game vs. Los Angeles Rams - ESPN
It was the next formal step for Watt to play Monday night, completing another fast recovery from a major injury.If he plays Monday night, only 13 weeks would have passed since the injury.
Their defense led the NFL in scoring defense and had the top defensive efficiency with Watt on the field, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
Since Watt's injury, the Cardinals' defense allowed an NFL-worst 61 Total QBR since Week 8 and generated pressure at the third-lowest rate in the league in that span, doing so on 23% of opposing QB dropbacks, per ESPN Stats & Information research.