Myles Garrett Closes In on Sack Record Ahead of Titans Visit

Overview

• He has 19 sacks through 12 games and needs 4 to break the 22.5 single-season record shared by Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt, or 3.5 to tie it.
• The Titans have allowed one of the league’s worst pressure rates (25.7%) and sack rates (11.7%), and rookie QB Cam Ward has been sacked 48 times with the NFL’s highest pressure-to-sack rate at 27%.
• Garrett’s surge since Oct. 19 includes 15 sacks in six games with five- and four-sack outings, plus a sack against Trent Williams and the 49ers last week.
• He has 7.5 sacks in four career games versus Tennessee and previously posted 3.5 in a single game against the Titans; he has also consistently produced against new Titans LT Dan Moore Jr. with seven career sacks when matched head-to-head.
• Cleveland has leaned into four-man rushes and increased stunt usage in recent weeks, and figures around the league—from Robert Saleh’s postgame encouragement to Garrett’s own “already written” remark—underscore expectations for the chase.