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cleveland– Browns defensive end miles garrett Couldn’t break NFL’s single-season sack record on Sunday against steelersBut he said Pittsburgh had the pursuit of history on its mind as Cleveland pulled it off. 13-6 Worried.
“I mean, to a degree. I feel like they were more concerned about keeping me away Aaron [Rodgers] Instead of getting a win, and I think that’s what came back to hurt them,” Garrett said. “So, they have to battle with Baltimore next week. But I’m proud of those guys for fighting and getting it. This is the main thing. And I’ll always keep it that way.”
Garrett, whose 22 sacks fall shy of breaking the record shared by Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan and the Steelers edge rusher tj wattFinished the game with one tackle and one quarterback hit. Garrett also recorded three quarterback pressures and came close to Rodgers in a handful of games before the Steelers quarterback was able to get rid of the ball.
Rodgers is playing without wide receivers DK Metcalf And calvin austin iiiHe averaged just 3.5 air yards on completions and was 4 of 15 on passes thrown more than 5 air yards downfield. Rodgers had an average throw time of 2.39 seconds, his fourth lowest time of the season.
Pittsburgh, which missed the opportunity to clinch the AFC North with the win, will host the Ravens in Week 18’s winner-take-all game for the division title.
“We didn’t do anything against Miles that we don’t normally do against Miles,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “Beck records are irrelevant. We have to minimize him if we want to win. That’s what we did the last time we played him. I didn’t think he had any sacks in that game either. And so, we didn’t take any different approach because of the gravity of the record. It’s just standard business when you’re playing with these guys and him.”
left tackle dylan cookJoe Garrett, who faced Garrett for most of the game and helped through chips and double-teams, said the record “came back in our minds – yes, definitely. We wanted to win the game at the end of the day.”
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Garrett had an impact on the Steelers, even though it did not result in a sack.
Stefanski said, “Obviously, he shows up on the stat sheet in a bunch of different areas, but even the things you don’t see — he’s got to learn how to play the game. I mean, he’s got to play the entire game empty handed and chip both sides. Those are two characters who are not going to get out of routes right away. So, it impacts how teams play with us.”
Garrett’s last chance to break the record will be against the Browns in the Browns’ season finale. cincinnati bengals,
Asked if he was still confident he would accomplish a new feat, Garrett said, “Absolutely. Why shouldn’t I? … Four more quarters, 60 more minutes. No matter how you want to frame it, it’ll get done.”
ESPN’s Brooke Pryor contributed to this report.
