Houston, Watt, Dumervil vie for Deacon Jones Award

The Deacon Jones Award, which goes to the player who leads the NFL in sacks, is a three-man race. Kansas City’s Justin Houston leads the NFL with 18.0 sacks heading into Week 17. He’s followed closely by Houston’s J.J. Watt at 17.5, and Baltimore’s Elvis Dumervil at 17.0. One of them will almost certainly finish…