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Myles Garrett had a historically strong performance on Sunday that, sadly, proved to be in vain. And he was clearly disappointed with the other side of the ball.
Facing the New England Patriots in an away game, the Cleveland Browns edge rusher sacked Drake Maye five times - setting the single-game franchise record. However, his team lost 32-13 because of an average performance by the offense.
Rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel registered only 156 yards on 21 completions and got intercepted twice despite throwing as many touchdowns - both to tight ends. In addition, none of the Browns' offensive weapons hit 80 scrimmage yards, with Harold Fannin Jr., one of solid tight ends, coming the closest at 62.
After the game, a clearly unhappy Garrett expressed his disappointment with the offense's inability to bank on the stops that he and the rest of the defense made:
“It doesn’t get any easier each week you ask.”
He also admitted that he would rather not he had his performance if it meant a win:
Despite his five sacks taken, Maye was strong in his own right, covering 282 yards on just 18 completions and scoring three touchdowns - all in the third quarter - against an interception. The Patriots were also buoyed by rookie kicker Andres Borregales, who produced three field goals in the first half to set up a 9-7 lead that the sophomore passer would build on.
Myles Garret appreciates Will Campbell after Patriots defeats Browns despite edge rusher's five sacks
Of the five sacks that Myles Garrett produced against Drake Maye, three of them came at the expense of Will Campbell. Following the game, however, the former Defensive player of the year had nothing but appreciation for the rookie tackle:
“He’s strong. ...He was able to be pretty firm in his stance and keep me from knocking him back. Just trying to hit him with different looks, try to keep him off guard. ...I had to try to take some things out of his book and work them into mine to have success.”
Campbell himself also had praise for Garrett:
“He’s a really good player. He beat me a few times, and that is just part of the game.”
While the Browns enter their bye week, the Patriots will remain in Foxboro to host the Atlanta Falcons next week. Kickoff is at 1 pm ET on CBS.
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