CINCINNATI -- Among the hoopla surrounding Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, one part of his game that often gets lost is how he plays against the run.

Yes, he's a solid pass-rusher. Yes, he gets his hands up well at the line of scrimmage and can knock down or intercept passes. Yes, he can embarrass offensive tackles with his bull-rush moves. And yes, he can score touchdowns as a tight end, too.

Though most Cincinnati Bengals fans have probably read about -- and watched -- Watt do all of those things, they might not know about how good Watt is against the run.

Jeremy Hill, why don't you tell them about Watt's ability to play the run?

"He's very disruptive," said Hill, the Bengals' rookie running back who has rushed for 361 yards over the past two weeks. "Teams pay a lot of attention to him, and when you do that the other guys make plays. Then when you leave him one-on-one, he'll make the play.

"He does it sometimes without even trying really, because you put so much focus on him it helps other guys get freed up. You have to do a good job of focusing in on him and making sure he's not wreaking havoc on the game."

Though Hill's comments give a level of insight into blocking Watt, they don't tell the full story.

According to Stats & Information, 32 of Watt's 44 tackles this season have come on rushing plays -- 72.7 percent of all his stops. Additionally, of his 636 overall snaps, 255 have been on rushing downs. So percentage-wise, of all the times Watt has been on the field this season, just 40 percent of those plays have been when opposing teams have run the ball. Yet the vast majority of his tackles have been against the run.

To Hill's point about Watt's teammates getting freed up against the run, of the four fumble recoveries the all-world defensive end has, three have been after runs. Watt doesn't have any forced fumbles on running plays this season, meaning he's routinely been there to clean up the turnover when his teammates have caused it.

"He's definitely a game-wrecker," Hill said. "He makes crazy plays each game. Two or three of the plays he can make can really change the outcome of the game, so you have to make sure you get him blocked up."

There will be more on Watt between now and Sunday's game, but consider this about him from Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson:

"He's as good as I've ever seen play the game. He plays with unbelievable energy and tenacity, determination, desire. He makes a lot of football plays. ... What more do you want? So we're playing against a tremendous football player. But that's the beautiful part of the National Football League. What a challenge?"

What a challenge, indeed; one that won't just cause trouble against the pass. But one that could disrupt the run, too.