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Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on defense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 14 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Defensive Line
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
| DL | Myles Garrett | 51 | 76% | 4 tackles, 2 assists (6 combined). 2 sacks, 3 TFL, 3 QH, 2 passes defended. |
| DL | Jadeveon Clowney | 47 | 70% | 1 tackle, 1 assist (2 combined). 1 pass defended. |
| DL | Jordan Elliott | 41 | 61% | 2 assists (2 combined). 1 QH. |
| DL | Perrion Winfrey | 35 | 52% | 2 tackles, 1 assist (3 combined). |
| DL | Taven Bryan | 33 | 49% | No stats registered. |
| DL | Alex Wright | 32 | 48% | 1 assist (1 combined). 1 pass defended. |
| DL | Isaiah Thomas | 18 | 27% | No stats registered. |
| DL | Ben Stille | 8 | 12% | 1 assist (1 combined). |
- Myles Garrett was the Browns’ highest-graded player against the Bengals, per PFF, grading out to a 92.3. Jadeveon Clowney wasn’t too far behind him, grading out to a 90.1.
- Garrett had two sacks, although one of them was on a play where Ja’Marr Chase was probably supposed to run it, but decided to “look” like he was going to throw it in hopes of deceiving Garrett. I thought Garrett did a good job waiting back on some plays to disrupt lanes.
- Clowney would’ve had a sack, but it was negated by a penalty on one of his teammates.
- The PFF love for the defensive line didn’t stop with Garrett and Clowney; defensive tackles Taven Bryan (78.5) and Perrion Winfrey (71.9) were the team’s fourth- and fifth-highest graded defenders.
Linebacker
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
| LB | Deion Jones | 59 | 88% | 4 tackles, 3 assists (7 combined). 1 INT, 2 passes defended. |
| LB | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | 54 | 81% | 3 tackles, 3 assists (6 combined). |
| LB | Justin Kunaszyk | 12 | 18% | No stats registered. |
| LB | Tony Fields | 11 | 16% | No stats registered. |
- This was Deion Jones’ first game seeing the bulk of playing time, and he came up with a nice game, grading out to a 78.8 by PFF.
- Jones will continue to see a lot of playing time, as the team just had to place Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah on injured reserve. He is out for the season.
- Tony Fields was a hero last week, but the penalty he committed on the punt ended up setting off the chain reaction of bad penalties on the Browns.
Cornerback
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
| CB | Denzel Ward | 65 | 97% | 3 tackles (3 combined). 2 passes defended. |
| CB | Greg Newsome | 65 | 97% | 4 tackles, 2 assists (6 combined). |
| CB | Martin Emerson | 56 | 84% | No stats registered. |
| CB | A.J. Green | 3 | 4% | No stats registered. |
- Denzel Ward went up against Ja’Marr Chase, but I would’ve liked to have seen the coaching staff allow him to stay in man-to-man coverage against him the whole game, without a cushion — especially with the other Bengals receivers being out.
Safety
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Player | Plays | % | Stats |
| S | Grant Delpit | 67 | 100% | 4 tackles (4 combined). |
| S | John Johnson | 61 | 91% | 6 tackles, 1 assist (7 combined). |
| S | Ronnie Harrison | 19 | 28% | 1 tackle, 1 assist (2 combined). |
- It didn’t seem like the best game for John Johnson, who didn’t finish a couple of tackles. The safety also bit hard on the fleaflicker, allowing for a wide open touchdown pass.
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