While the chatter around the Cleveland Browns in recent days has centered on the way quarterback Shedeur Sanders performed in his brief two-quarter appearance on Sunday in the Week 11 loss to the Ravens–and whether the Browns set him up to fail by how they’ve handled the quarterback position all season–the fact is that the team’s defense just continues chugging along as the best in the NFL.
Indeed, anyone who assures you that defense wins championships in the NFL need only to take a hard look at the Browns to alter that conclusion.
But amid the ineptitude of the team’s quarterbacks and the offensive foibles that have followed is the play of arguably the best defensive player in the NFL, and perhaps one of the best in league history. That would be Myles Garrett, of course, who is rated as the top-graded pass-rusher in the league by Pro Football Focus.
Browns Highlight Myles Garrett History
Now, Garrett has found his way into the league history books. As announced by the Browns on Tuesday, Garrett has tied Bears Hall of Famer Richard Dent’s 1984 mark of 10 sacks in a three-game period, the most in NFL history in that span.
Garrett, of course, had five sacks against the Patriots in Week 8, then one sack against the Jets in Week 10. He posted four sacks against the Ravens on Sunday, to run his mark to 10.0 sacks in three games. Garrett has, “been on an absolute tear,” the team wrote on its Twitter/X account.
Dent, it should be noted, had no sacks after his three-game run, which took place in late October through early November in 1984. He had one before it started, though, so he did have a run of 11.0 sacks in four games.
Browns Sought Turnovers vs. Ravens Stars
As is his usual manner, after the loss to the Ravens, Garrett lamented the plays he did not make for the Browns rather than celebrating the plays he did make. While the sacks were positives, he felt he had opportunities to force fumbles on Baltimore stars Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry.
“Just thinking about it, thinking about the things I could have done, not going to put it on anything other than myself,” Garrett said. “First thing I do is look in the mirror. Now I got four ops [opportunities]on Lamar (Jackson), didn’t get the ball out. Got a hit on (Derrick) Henry right as soon as he got the handoff. I got to make bigger plays.”
Myles Garrett Boosts Shedeur Sanders
Garrett has, like all Browns veterans, kept himself out of the controversy surrounding the Browns rookie quarterbacks, Sanders (a fifth-round pick) and third-round pick Dillon Gabriel. But he did say he offered encouragement to Sanders despite a rocky debut in the NFL, in which he was sacked twice, threw an interception and completed just four of 16 passes.
“Just tell him to keep his head up,” Garrett said. “I know there was one drive in which he kind of walked off and I saw him, he was putting his head down. He was kind of thinking about … I know he wants to make the play. He wants to have that game-changing drive because he feels like he has that ability, and we’ve seen it.
“So, don’t be discouraged from one drive or two drives – it’s a good football team over there. So, I’m just trying to keep him to keep his confidence high and keep on chasing that standard in which he’s set, and we’re going to continue to support him.”
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