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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). |
- 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.
- 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. |
- Deion Jones forced a fumble at the goal line in the first half to deny Pittsburgh from taking the first lead.
- 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. |
- 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.
- Denzel Ward left the game early with an injury.
- 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). |
- 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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