Myles Garrett: Steelers worried more about me than getting win - ESPN

CLEVELAND — Browns defensive end Myles Garrett didn't break the NFL's single-season sack record Sunday against the Steelers, but he said Pittsburgh had his pursuit of history in the back of its mind as Cleveland pulled off a 13-6 upset victory.

«I mean, to an extent. I feel like they were more worried about keeping me away from Aaron [Rodgers] than getting the win, and I think that's what came back to bite him,» Garrett said. «So, they'll have to fight it out with Baltimore next week. But I'm just proud of the guys for fighting and getting this one. That's the main thing. And I'm always going to keep it that.»

Garrett, whose 22 sacks are one shy of breaking the record shared by Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan and Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt, finished the game with one tackle and a quarterback hit. Garrett also recorded three quarterback pressures and came close to Rodgers on a handful of plays before the Steelers quarterback was able to get rid of the ball.

Rodgers, playing without wide receivers DK Metcalf and Calvin Austin III, averaged just 3.5 air yards on completions and was 4-of-15 on passes thrown more than 5 air yards downfield. Rodgers had an average time to throw of 2.39 seconds, his fourth quickest in a game this season.

Pittsburgh, which missed out on the opportunity to clinch the AFC North with a victory, will host the Ravens in a Week 18 winner-take-all game for the division title.

«We didn't do anything against Myles that we don't normally do against Myles,» Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. «The sack records are irrelevant. We got to minimize him if we want to engineer victory. We did the same thing last time we played him. I didn't think he had any sacks in that game either. And so, we