The Cleveland Browns’ defense just can’t help but giving up that one big play or big drive each week. It’s hard to be mad at them, because one bad drive shouldn’t cost most teams a game when the rest of their performance is stellar. The backbreaker this week,
Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on defense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 11 game against the Baltimore Ravens.
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Defensive Line
Pos
Player
Plays
% Snaps
Stats
DL
Myles Garrett
48
79%
5 tackles (5 combined). 4 sacks, 5 TFL, 5 QH.
DL
Maliek Collins
43
70%
2 tackles (2 combined). 1 TFL.
DL
Mason Graham
41
67%
2 tackles (2 combined). 1 TFL.
DL
Isaiah McGuire
41
67%
1 tackle, 2 assists (3 combined).
DL
Cameron Thomas
24
39%
1 assist (1 combined).
DL
Shelby Harris
21
34%
1 tackle, 1 assist (2 combined).
DL
Mike Hall
19
31%
1 tackle (1 combined). 1 sack, 1 TFL, 2 QH.
DL
Adin Huntington
10
16%
1 tackle (1 combined).
I was one week off in projecting that Myles Garrett would nearly repeat his five-sack performance (he had four this week). He received a grade of 90.8 from PFF, the highest grade on defense for Cleveland this week.
It was nice to see Mike Hall gew a few more reps this week, up from the three he had last week. He also logged a sack.
With Alex Wright out, the Browns increased Isaiah McGuire’s reps and gave more action to Cameron Thomas as the rotational player. Thomas received a solid grade of 71.9 from PFF, fourth best on defense.
Shelby Harris was credited for a big day in run defense. He was the Browns’ second-highest graded player on run defense, grading out to an 83.5.
Linebacker
Pos
Player
Plays
% Snaps
Stats
LB
Carson Schwesinger
61
100%
8 tackles, 2 assists (10 combined). 2 TFL, 1 INT, 1 pass defended.
LB
Devin Bush
56
92%
2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined). 1 INT, 1 pass defended.
LB
Jerome Baker
21
34%
2 assists (2 combined).
LB
Mohamoud Diabate
10
16%
No stats registered.
It seems like Carson Schwesinger is having big games each week; he had 10 tackles, two of them for losses, and an interception. And yet, there’s something he’s doing that is consistently putting him toward the bottom of PFF’s grades. He received a grade of 52.3 from PFF this week, which was fourth worst on the defense.
Devin Bush also had a nice-looking game, including coming away with the pick six in the first half. He received a grade of 79.1 from PFF, third-highest on defense.
Jerome Baker had more snaps than Mohamoud Diabate this week.
Cornerback
Pos
Player
Plays
% Snaps
Stats
CB
Denzel Ward
60
98%
4 tackles, 1 assist (5 combined). 1 pass defended.
CB
Tyson Campbell
55
90%
2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined).
CB
Myles Harden
28
46%
1 tackle (1 combined).
CB
Dom Jones
1
2%
No stats registered.
The Browns’ cornerbacks were all dinged for missed tackles against the Ravens. They can cover well, but we’ve seen other teams with far superior tackling from the position.
Safety
Pos
Player
Plays
% Snaps
Stats
S
Ronnie Hickman
61
100%
3 tackles, 6 assists (9 combined).
S
Grant Delpit
57
93%
2 tackles, 1 assist (3 combined).
S
Rayshawn Jenkins
14
23%
1 assist (1 combined).
Grant Delpit recovered a fumble on special teams, but as far as defense goes, he was the Browns’ third-lowest graded defender by PFF, grading out to a 50.9.
Ronnie Hickman missed a key interception in the end zone in the second half.