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Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on defense for the Cleveland Browns' Week 7 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Defensive Line
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
| DL | Carl Nassib | 47 | 77% | 2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined). 0.5 sack, 2 QH. |
| DL | Danny Shelton | 40 | 66% | 3 tackles (3 combined). |
| DL | Jamie Meder | 37 | 61% | 2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined). |
| DL | Xavier Cooper |
33 | 54% | 3 tackles, 1 assist (4 combined). |
| DL | Stephen Paea | 18 | 30% | No stats registered. |
| DL | Tyrone Holmes |
12 | 20% | No stats registered. |
I feel like just going up and down each positional unit and going "F...F...F" (like A Christmas Story). Not even the run defense, which I've been able to tip my cap to in almost every game, showed up. Xavier Cooper saw over half the snaps in his first game back.
Outside Linebacker
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
| OLB | Emmanuel Ogbah | 55 | 90% | 5 tackles, 1 assist (6 combined). 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 2 QH. |
| OLB | Cam Johnson | 19 | 31% | No stats registered. |
| OLB | Joe Schobert |
3 | 5% | No stats registered. |
The outside linebackers weren't planned on being used much this week. Joe Schobert only saw three snaps, Corey Lemonier was inactive, and Cam Johnson saw 31% of the snaps. Emmanuel Ogbah is almost being used more as a defensive end it seems, and it appeared as though the team is starting to toy with him coming from the opposite side of the line too. He has three sacks in the past two games.
Inside Linebacker
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
| ILB | Christian Kirksey | 60 | 98% | 4 tackles, 4 assists (8 combined). 0.5 sack, 1 TFL, 1 QH, 1 pass defended. |
| ILB | Demario Davis | 60 | 98% | 2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined). |
| ILB | Tank Carder |
1 | 2% | No stats registered. |
| ILB | Dominique Alexander |
1 | 2% | No stats registered. |
Christian Kirksey had a few shots at Andy Dalton, but Demario Davis had a poor game against the run. Dominique Alexander played his first defensive snap of the season at some point.
Safety
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
| S | Tracy Howard |
61 | 100% | 3 tackles, 1 assist (4 combined). |
| S | Derrick Kindred |
33 | 54% | 2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined). |
| S | Ibraheim Campbell | 27 | 44% | 2 tackles (2 combined). |
This position can't possibly get any more underwhelming. (sigh)
Cornerback
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
| CB | Jamar Taylor | 61 | 100% | 3 tackles, 2 assists (5 combined). |
| CB | Tramon Williams | 61 | 100% | 2 tackles, 1 assist (3 combined). |
| CB | Briean Boddy-Calhoun | 42 | 69% | 4 tackles (4 combined). 1 pass defended. |
It took a couple of weeks, but a team burned Jamar Taylor again with the double move, and it cost Cleveland. It's remarkable to think that as gouged as Cleveland was defensively, if you take away the Hail Mary, they could've been right in this game.