![]() Garrett still had his speed, chasing Watson across the field as Watson ran for 4 yards and a first-quarter first down. Nobody is going to be 100 percent, but I was good enough to get out there and put my best foot forward,” Garrett said. He finished with six tackles (four solos), two for losses, a half-sack and a quarterback hit. Garrett suffered a knee injury against the Raiders, but showed no effects of it against the Texans. “Clean up our mistakes from last week.”Īctually, it was two weeks ago when the Browns lost 16-6 to the visiting Las Vegas Raiders in weather conditions that nearly rivaled Sunday’s except for the 35-minute delay to start the game. Everybody playing his assignment,” Browns defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson said of the run defense. “Everybody playing the ball together, not just one person making the play. On a day when the weather called for the ground game, the Texans managed 90 yards rushing - just above their 87.6 average - with the dangerous Watson gaining 36 yards on eight carries and ex-Brown Duke Johnson totaling 54 yards on 14 attempts. The Browns (6-3) held the Texans (2-7) to 243 net yards, nearly matched by Browns running backs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt, who combined for 230. Overall, it was an impressive performance for a Browns defensive unit that has given up 30 points or more in five of nine games this season. “I think Myles took the approach that real Gs move in silence like lasagna.” “Yeah, they made great plays when they needed to,” Mayfield said of the defense’s timely stops. “If we would have gotten that one, then maybe it could have been a different game,” Watson said.īrowns quarterback Baker Mayfield put a more lighthearted spin on what transpired, referencing a lyric from rapper Lil Wayne. “They called the number of their guy, which I understand, and then our guy made the play.” It was the defensive play of the game as the Browns hung on for a 10-7 victory. Garrett got past right tackle Tytus Howard and dropped Watson on a draw for a 2-yard loss. Then Browns Pro Bowl defensive end Myles Garrett became a game-wrecker once again. Quarterback Deshaun Watson had marched the Texans to the Cleveland 2, where they faced fourth-and-goal. The wind was so strong that Browns coach Kevin Stefanski nearly lost his call sheet twice. ![]() The Browns led 3-0 with 13:02 left in the second quarter Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium. CLEVELAND - As early as it was in the game, the Browns recognized the significance of what happened and the Houston Texans grasped the ramifications of what did not.
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