Myles Garrett fails to set the NFL sack record vs. the Steelers, but the Browns prevent them from clinching the AFC North with 13-6 victory

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Myles Garrett didn’t group nan NFL single-season sack grounds Sunday, but nan Browns sewage nan adjacent champion thing: They prevented nan Steelers from clinching nan AFC North connected their turf pinch a 13-6 win.

The Browns improved to 4-12, and nan Steelers fell to 9-7 and must hit nan Ravens adjacent week to triumph nan crown.

Chants of Myles Garrett! Myles Garrett! rang retired astatine Huntington Bank Field arsenic Aaron Rodgers took backmost complete trailing 10-6 pinch 2:16 near successful nan game.

Garrett pumped up nan crowd pinch his hands, and nan crowd was electric.

Rodgers couldn’t propulsion it disconnected connected that drive, but sewage nan shot backmost pinch 1:40 near and nary timeouts left, and had a chance to propulsion retired nan victory.

He deed passes of 15 and 29 yards, nan second to Pat Freiermuth to nan Browns 21, but Denzel Ward collapsed up 3 consecutive passes successful nan extremity area to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, nan second connected 4th and 7 to sphere nan Browns victory.

The Steelers could’ve clinched nan AFC North pinch a triumph aliases a tie, and will now request to hit nan 8-8 Ravens astatine location adjacent week successful a winner-take-all conflict for nan AFC North crown. The loser goes home.

But Rodgers, nether dense unit from Garrett, Shelby Harris and others, threw 4 consecutive incompletions, including a walk batted down by Harris connected 4th and 10 from nan 20.

The Browns had a video each cued up and fresh to go, and a statement fresh to break retired connected lakefront for nan large record.

Garrett headed into nan crippled needing conscionable 1 sack to break nan grounds of 22.5 group by nan Giants’ Michael Strahan successful 2001 and tied by Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt successful 2021.

Garrett came adjacent a mates of times done nan first 3 quarters, but Rodgers released nan shot conscionable successful nan nick of time.

After Chris Boswell was short connected a 53-yard section extremity effort pinch 12:53 near successful nan crippled to support nan Browns up 10-6, Shedeur Sanders was picked disconnected for nan 2nd clip successful nan crippled connected nan ensuing drive. Buying himself immoderate clip successful nan pouch by shifting to his right, he threw nan shot up for Jerry Jeudy and was picked disconnected by information Kyle Duggar.

For nan 2nd clip successful nan game, nan Steelers, who started astatine their 34, were incapable to rate successful connected a Sanders prime acknowledgment to immoderate fantabulous defense. Kenneth Gainwell kicked disconnected nan thrust pinch a 15-yard run, but near tackle Dylan Cook false-started connected 3rd and 1 to thwart nan drive. Under dense unit from Garrett, Rodgers threw incomplete to Pat Freiermuth connected 3rd down.

The Steelers had different chance to spell up pinch 7:03 left, but nan Browns defense forced a three-and-out. But nan Browns started astatine their 10 connected nan adjacent drive, and Raheim Sanders was stopped for nary summation to unit a punt.

The Steelers missed D.K. Metcalf, who was suspended for nan last 2 games of nan play for an altercation pinch a instrumentality successful Detroit, and past mislaid tight extremity Darnell Washington to a forearm wounded during nan game. They were already without receiver Calvin Austin, and Rodgers, who was wished not to fto Garrett group nan sack grounds connected him, was incapable to make overmuch of a passing game.

Sanders sewage disconnected to a awesome commencement successful nan crippled pinch a section extremity thrust to make it 3-0 and a 28-yard touchdown walk to Harold Fannin Jr., who near nan crippled aft that good drawback pinch an aggravation of his groin injury. Sanders was besides without Quinshon Judkins, who’s retired for nan play pinch ankle and ft surgery.

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Steelers propulsion to wrong 10-6 arsenic clip expires successful nan half

Rodgers took complete astatine his 22 pinch 1:51 near successful nan half and put a section extremity connected nan board, 40 gait by Chris Boswell, arsenic clip expired to propulsion wrong 10-6 arsenic clip expired successful nan half. Rodgers completed passes of 23 yards to Pat Freiermuth and 12 to Adam Thielen connected nan drive.

Sanders vanished nan half 12 of 17 for 164 yards pinch 1 TD and 1 INT for a 96.2 standing

Steelers can’t rate successful connected Sanders’ pick

Sanders was picked disconnected by Jack Sawyer pinch 4:55 near successful nan half connected a walk that went disconnected Logan Lee’s helmet aft Alex Highsmith drilled Sanders upon release. Sawyer returned nan shot 27 yards to nan Browns’ 31, but nan Steelers couldn’t rate in, acknowledgment to a relentless Browns defense and a funny determination by nan Steelers.

After Rodgers scrambled up nan mediate for 6 yards connected a 3rd and 7, he threw incomplete for Scotty Miller connected nan near broadside of nan extremity zone, placing it conscionable retired of Miller’s reach. The Browns took complete connected downs astatine their 22, and Nick Herbig dropped a near-pick connected nan first play. The Browns went three-and-out.

Steelers adjacent to wrong 10-3

The Steelers pulled to wrong 10-3 connected a 44-yard section extremity by Chris Boswell 14:54 near successful nan half. The Steelers had a 31-yard walk to Miller wiped retired by what looked to beryllium a bogus walk interference telephone against receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. But nan Browns gave backmost immoderate of those yards connected a 15-yard taunting telephone by Rayshawn Jenkins. Connor Heyward past caught nan Browns disconnected defender by taking a nonstop threat and bolting 29 yards up nan correct sideline to nan Browns 22. Devin Bush dropped Kenneth Gainwell for a 7 gait loss, and past he dropped nan 3rd down pass.

The Browns had a chance to summation their lead connected nan adjacent drive, but Sanders’ walk to first-year tight extremity Sal Cannella connected 4th and 6 was retired of reach. Harold Fannin Jr. was connected nan sidelines pinch his groin wounded astatine nan time. The Steelers took complete connected downs a their 34, but went four-and-out. Tyson Campbell collapsed up a clutch third-down psss to Adam Thielen.

Sanders to Fannin for a 28 TD, but Fannin aggravates nan groin wounded

Sanders made a beautiful over-the-shoulder propulsion to Cedric Tillman for 42 yards to nan Steelers’ 44, and Trayvon Williams ran for 9 yards to person a 3rd down, and past Sanders made a somewhat underthrown walk to Fannin connected nan correct broadside of nan extremity zone, and he adjusted good for a 28-yard TD catch. It extended nan Browns lead to 10-0 pinch 5:11 near successful nan first quarter, but Fannin aggravated his groin wounded connected nan play and came up limping. He went to nan aesculapian tent, and soon walked slow to nan locker room and was questionable to return.

But it was a beautiful touchdown thrust by Sanders, and an fantabulous drawback by Fannin.

Sanders vanished nan first 4th 5 of 7 for 101 yards pinch 1 TD and 0 INT for a 153.3 rating.

Browns return a 3-0 lead

The Browns won nan flip and elected to receive, and Andre Szmyt kicked a 50-yard section extremity to unfastened nan scoring pinch 10:48 near successful nan first quarter. Sanders slipped distant from a Malik Harrison sack effort and recovered tight extremity Brenden Bates for a 19-yard summation to nan Steelers 48. He past recovered Jerry Jeudy for 10 yards successful postulation connected a 3rd and 7 to nan Steelers 25.

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