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Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on defense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 13 game against the Houston Texans.
Defensive Line
Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
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Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
DL | Myles Garrett | 61 | 80% | 2 tackles, 1 assist (3 combined). 1.5 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 QH. |
DL | Emmanuel Ogbah | 60 | 79% | 4 tackles, 2 assists (6 combined). 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 QH. |
DL | Trevon Coley | 47 | 62% | 1 tackle, 6 assists (7 combined). |
DL | Larry Ogunjobi | 33 | 43% | No stats registered. |
DL | Brian Price | 32 | 42% | 2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined). |
DL | Anthony Zettel | 21 | 28% | 2 assists (2 combined). |
DL | Chris Smith | 17 | 22% | 2 tackles (2 combined). 1 pass defended. |
- Even though Myles Garrett was involved in a couple of sacks, for the Texans being as thin as they were up front, the hope was that he would be more of a factor. Per PFF, he wasn’t:
Myles Garrett recorded a couple of sacks, but for the majority of the game, he was absent in the passing game. He simply couldn’t generate consistent pressure through out the game.
- Larry Ogunjobi suffered a biceps injury, limiting his action against Houston. Brian Price therefore saw an uptick in reps with 42% of the snaps, and Trevon Coley had the unusually high number of assists (6).
Linebacker
Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
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Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
LB | Joe Schobert | 76 | 100% | 2 tackles, 9 assists (11 combined). 0.5 sack, 1 QH. |
LB | Jamie Collins | 76 | 100% | 2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined). 1 TFL, 1 QH. |
LB | Genard Avery | 33 | 43% | 1 tackle, 2 assists (3 combined). 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 QH. |
LB | Tanner Vallejo | 31 | 41% | 2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined). |
- Welcome back to the pass-rushing department, Genard Avery! Per PFF, he generated pressure on a high percentage of his pass-rushing attempts, finishing the game with one sack:
Avery forced six pressures in his 15 pass-rush snaps - including one sack - earning the highest pass rushing productivity rating (pressures created per rush, weighted toward sacks) among all edge defenders with at least five pass-rush snaps in Week 13.
- No linebacker graded in the Top 5 defensively for the Browns this week.
Cornerback
Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
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Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
CB | T.J. Carrie | 76 | 100% | 6 tackles, 2 assists (8 combined). 1 pass defended. |
CB | Briean Boddy-Calhoun | 45 | 59% | 2 tackles (2 combined). 1 forced fumble. |
CB | Phillip Gaines | 40 | 53% | 4 tackles, 2 assists (6 combined). |
CB | Denzel Ward | 32 | 42% | 1 tackle, 1 assist (2 combined). 1 TFL. |
- T.J. Carrie fought with DeAndre Hopkins during the game, as the two were getting chippy with each other. There were a couple of plays in which Carrie was flagged for holding despite there not being much of anything there; but then there were also some in which he wasn’t flagged when he could have been — probably because Hopkins was hand-fighting too.
- With Denzel Ward leaving the game early (concussion), Phillip Gaines was forced into heavy action. PFF gave him credit for his performance, noting he was the second-highest graded defender on the day for Cleveland:
His coverage grade of 78.4 ranked 15th among qualifying cornerbacks this week, and his 61.5 passer-rating-allowed ranked him 20th. Gaines gave up two catches on four targets for 17 yards in his 23 snaps in coverage.
- Briean Boddy-Calhoun was the Browns’ highest-graded defender (92.0) by far. He also had a sack that was negated due to a penalty.
Safety
Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
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Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
S | Damarious Randall | 76 | 100% | 7 tackles, 1 assist ( 8 combined). |
S | Jabrill Peppers | 55 | 72% | 3 tackles, 5 assists (8 combined). 1 QH. |
S | Derrick Kindred | 25 | 33% | 2 tackles, 3 assists (5 combined). |
- The snap distribution has become the norm for awhile now: Jabrill Peppers is the definitive starter, while Derrick Kindred sees rotational reps. Peppers could’ve easily been flagged once for tossing Hopkins down after the whistle.
- Damarious Randall was the Browns’ third-highest graded defender (74.4).
Your top-graded #Browns on defense vs. #Texans (min. 15 snaps):
— PFF CLE Browns (@PFF_Browns) December 3, 2018
1. Boddy-Calhoun (92.0)
2. P. Gaines (77.5)
3. Randall (74.4)
4. Ward (71.8)
5. Kindred (67.0)