Overview
- Garrett enters Week 18 with 22 sacks, a half-sack from tying Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt and one from breaking the NFL record.
- Burrow says he will "play football" and may take a sack if it is the best outcome on a given play rather than forcing the ball.
- Zac Taylor says planning to limit Garrett is standard on every snap, rejecting the notion that such focus is unusual or record-driven.
- Garrett criticized Pittsburgh for prioritizing keeping him from sacks last week, a trend Browns teammate Alex Wright says other teams have shown with quick-release tactics.
- The season finale in Cincinnati carries no playoff stakes for the 6–10 Bengals, and Garrett’s 15 career sacks against them underscore the intrigue.