The story of the Cleveland Browns victory over the Chicago Bears can be summed up in the graphic above of Myles Garrett. Seven tackles, 4.5 sacks, six quarterback hits and four tackles for loss in one game
Garrett had a full season of statistics for some players but did so in one Sunday afternoon.
With his big performance, Garrett vaulted to the top of the sacks leaderboard in the NFL through three weeks (with Monday Night Football still on tap). Just below Garrett on that list is Chandler Jones who racked up five sacks in Week 1 but has not gotten home since.
Garrett set the Browns single-game mark with his performance against the Bears:
With a fourth-quarter sack of Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields, Garrett set a new franchise single-game record with 4 1/2. The Browns’ previous single-game sack record was held by linebacker Andra Davis, who recorded four against the Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 9, 2003.
While Jones’ five sacks and Garrett’s 4.5 sacks are impressive individual performances, they fall short of the NFL record seven sacks that Derrick Thomas put up against Seattle in 1990.
For Garrett, next up on the list of all-time Browns greats is Michael Dean Perry. Perry pulled down the quarterback 51.5 times in his Cleveland career. Garrett sits 3.5 sacks behind him and 12.5 sacks behind Paull Wiggin for fifth-most in team history.
Given Garrett’s play over the past couple of seasons, Bill Glass’ top mark of 77.5 should be within reach in a couple of years.
For now, Browns fans will celebrate this historic performance where the former number one overall pick took over a game and brought home a victory.
