Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on defense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 18 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Defensive Line
Pos |
Player |
Plays |
% |
Stats |
Pos |
Player |
Plays |
% |
Stats |
DL |
Myles Garrett |
68 |
93% |
3 tackles, 4 assists (7 combined). 1 sack, 2 TFL, 2 QH. |
DL |
Alex Wright |
49 |
67% |
3 assists (3 combined). 1 FR. |
DL |
Taven Bryan |
48 |
66% |
1 assist (1 combined). |
DL |
Jordan Elliott |
47 |
64% |
1 tackle, 3 assists (4 combined). 2 passes defended. |
DL |
Chase Winovich |
37 |
51% |
3 tackles, 2 assists (5 combined). |
DL |
Perrion Winfrey |
30 |
41% |
1 tackle, 2 assists (3 combined). |
DL |
Tommy Togiai |
16 |
22% |
3 assists (3 combined). |
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Myles Garrett had 15 tackles over the past two weeks, giving him a career-high 60 tackles on the season. His one sack allowed him to match his career high from a year ago — although it was somewhat of a gimmie. It would be nice to see Cleveland stumble into some other threatening players up front so that Garrett could more regularly get those favorable match-ups one on one.
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Taven Bryan was the Browns’ highest-graded defender, per PFF, grading out to an 73.0. I don’t expect Bryan to be retained next season, despite a strong finish to the season. He was a one-year fill-in after the team didn’t address the position with a big splash.
Linebacker
Pos |
Player |
Plays |
% |
Stats |
Pos |
Player |
Plays |
% |
Stats |
LB |
Deion Jones |
64 |
88% |
5 tackles (5 combined). 1 FF. |
LB |
Tony Fields |
51 |
70% |
4 tackles, 4 assists (8 combined). |
LB |
Jermaine Carter |
39 |
53% |
4 tackles, 1 assist (5 combined). |
LB |
Reggie Ragland |
9 |
10% |
2 assists (2 combined). |
LB |
Sam Kamara |
7 |
10% |
No stats registered. |
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Deion Jones forced a fumble at the goal line in the first half to deny Pittsburgh from taking the first lead.
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Reggie Ragland played far fewer snaps this week (10%). The just-promoted Sam Kamara had 7 snaps.
Cornerback
Pos |
Player |
Plays |
% |
Stats |
Pos |
Player |
Plays |
% |
Stats |
CB |
Greg Newsome |
67 |
92% |
1 tackle, 1 assist (2 combined). 2 passes defended. |
CB |
Martin Emerson |
60 |
82% |
3 tackles, 1 assist (4 combined). 2 passes defended. |
CB |
A.J. Green |
20 |
27% |
2 tackles (2 combined). |
CB |
Denzel Ward |
10 |
14% |
1 tackle (1 combined). 1 pass defended. |
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Greg Newsome was the Browns’ second-highest graded defender, per PFF, grading out to an 70.4. He finished with two passes defended, but had a pretty tame season in terms of production.
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Denzel Ward left the game early with an injury.
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Martin Emerson had two more passes defended to finish out the year as a PFF darling.
Safety
Pos |
Player |
Plays |
% |
Stats |
Pos |
Player |
Plays |
% |
Stats |
S |
Grant Delpit |
73 |
100% |
1 tackle, 1 assist (2 combined). |
S |
John Johnson |
65 |
89% |
2 tackles, 3 assists (5 combined). |
S |
D'Anthony Bell |
37 |
51% |
2 tackles, 1 assist (3 combined). |
S |
Ronnie Harrison |
5 |
7% |
1 assist (1 combined). |
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D’Anthony Bell got some reps these past couple of weeks; it would be interesting to see if anyone had a chance to review how he played.
- As for the safeties (Grant Delpit and John Johnson), this game didn’t appear to be their finest hour.
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