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Myles Garrett co-leads the league in sacks despite Cleveland facing fewer pass attempts than any other defense (236 in 9 games). (alien.top)

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It's no secret that Myles Garret has been amazing this season. However when put into context his season only seems more impressive. He has had far fewer chances to sack the opposing quarterback than the other leading edge rushers.

Here you can see opposing teams only attempted 236 passes against Cleveland this season, which is by far the least in the league. The league average is about 319 attempts, but that includes teams that have played 10 games, while Cleveland has only played nine games so far. The league average is about 34 attempts per game, but Cleveland only sees about 26 attempts per game.

Added to this, Cleveland has managed to reduce the opposing teams time of possession under 25 minutes in 5 out of 9 games so far.

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[–] Admirable-Barnacle86@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Garrett is the most impactful defender in the league, by far. Nothing is as exemplary as the game against the Colts:

- 2 sacks

- Both of which resulted in a TD, one immediately

- Blocked FG

That's essentially 17 points in difference coming from one defensive player, ignoring any impact he had on the rest of the game.