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). |
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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.
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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. |
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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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