Overview
- Cleveland's home win prevented Pittsburgh from clinching the division and set up a Week 18 showdown where the Steelers host the Ravens for the AFC North title and a playoff berth.
- Myles Garrett remained at 22.0 sacks, still a half-sack shy of the single-season record, with one final chance next week against the Bengals.
- Next Gen Stats logged 16 chips or double-teams on Garrett and a 2.39-second average time to throw for Aaron Rodgers, with frequent quick throws or rollouts away from Garrett.
- Garrett said Pittsburgh prioritized keeping him off the stat sheet over winning, while Mike Tomlin and Rodgers contended their approach was standard and not driven by the record.
- Rodgers finished 21-of-39 for 168 yards with limited downfield production and a late goal-to-go series that ended on three incompletions to Marquez Valdes-Scantling under tight coverage by Denzel Ward.