Houston Texans DE J.J. Watt has been named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for the month of December.

JJ Watt AFC Defensive Player of the Month for December. — Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) December 31, 2014

J.J. Watt, 25, finished December with 9 sacks.

The All-World DE was named Defensive Player of the Month for the second time this season, his first coming for his performance in September. Watt’s 9 sacks this month were tied for the most ever by a player in December since the stat became official in 1982. This was the fourth time in his career he has won the Defensive Player of the Month award.

Watt finished the season with 20.5 sacks, 10 pass deflections, 3 receiving TDs, 2 defensive TDs (1 INT, 1 FR), 5 forced fumbles, 47 quarterback hits and hurries, 1 safety, 1 blocked extra point, and a lot more that the stats can’t do justice for. He will be in the running for the MVP award and is a lock for Defensive Player of the Year.

Congrats JJ!