Overview
- With 22.0 sacks, Myles Garrett remains a half-sack short of the 22.5 single-season record shared by Michael Strahan and T. J. Watt and will get a final chance at Cincinnati in Week 18.
- Mike Tomlin and Aaron Rodgers rejected the notion that Pittsburgh altered its approach for Garrett’s record, calling their tactics standard for facing the Browns’ star.
- Next Gen Stats showed Pittsburgh chipped or double-teamed Garrett on 41% of pass snaps and Rodgers averaged a 2.39-second time to throw, reflecting a quick-release plan.
- Aaron Rodgers finished 21-of-39 for 168 yards with no touchdowns as the Steelers failed to clinch the division in Cleveland.
- Garrett was held without a sack while Grant Delpit and Alex Wright recorded the Browns’ two sacks in a defensive effort that limited Pittsburgh to six points.