In a season defined by defensive brilliance, Myles Garrett may have just delivered his masterpiece. With the Cleveland Browns clinging to a 24-10 lead and the Las Vegas Raiders driving in the final minutes, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year effectively ended the contest with a single, violent swipe.
Racing past the outside shoulder of his would-be blocker, Garrett closed in on quarterback Geno Smith, swatting the ball from his hand just as he wound up to throw. The strip-sack sent the ball tumbling onto the turf, where defensive tackle Maliek Collins pounced on it at the Browns’ 43-yard line.
The turnover all but sealed the game, extinguishing any lingering hope for a Las Vegas comeback. It was a fitting capstone to a defensive clinic; Garrett has now shattered his own franchise sack record, continuing a historic tear that has terrified opposing quarterbacks all year.
