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Home , Austin Hooper, Baker Mayfield, Buster Skrine, David Njoku, Denzel Ward, Myles Garrett

POSTGAME NOTES at MetLife Stadium | Dec. 27, 2020

Team  RBs and are the only pair of RB teammates in the league this season with at least 800 rushing yards (through 1 p.m. ET games). They’re also the only pair of RBs on the same team with at least 10 scrimmage (each have 11).  The Browns now have three blocked kicks this season, second most in the NFL. o The three blocked kicks are the second most by the team in a season since 2000. o The team blocked two kicks in a game for the first time since Week 4 of 2009 versus Cincinnati and third time since 2000.

Baker Mayfield  QB threw 28 completions for 285 yards this afternoon.  He passed Frank Ryan (907) for the fifth most by a Brown in history (915).  Mayfield also passed (10,768) for the fifth-most passing yards by a No. 1 pick in his first three seasons (10,919).

Myles Garrett  DE recorded a sack today and now has 12 on the year, fifth in the NFL and second in the AFC (through 1 p.m. ET games).  Tied Clay Matthews (1984) for fourth on the Browns’ single-season sacks list with 12.  Garrett’s 42.5 career sacks are the sixth most by a player in his first 50 career games.  His 42.5 career sacks are the fifth-most sacks by a first-round pick in his first 49 games.  His 42.5 career sacks are the second-most sacks by a No. 1 overall pick in his first four years, behind only (44.5).  Garrett is one of only five players to have at least 42.5 sacks since 2017.  Garrett’s eight sacks versus the Jets since 2017 are the most by a player against any non-division team in the NFL.

Nick Chubb  RB Nick Chubb led the team with 28 rushing yards on 11 carries with a .  Chubb is seventh in the NFL in rushing yards (959) and tied for fourth in rushing touchdowns with 11.  Chubb now has 34 career games of 50-plus scrimmage yards, tying Kevin Mack for the most games by a Brown in his first three years and second by a Brown in his first 43 career games (since 1970).  Chubb tied Earnest Byner (27) for seventh place on the Browns’ all-time rushing touchdowns list today.  Chubb scored his 11th rushing touchdown of the season today, tying for the eighth-highest single- season total in Browns history and most by a Brown since in 2012 (11).  Set a season high with 38 receiving yards and tied a career high with five receptions.

Denzel Ward  CB reached a new single-season career high (18) in pass breakups, after notching one this afternoon.  Ward is currently tied for second the NFL with 18 passes defensed (through 1 p.m. ET games).  Ward’s 18 passes defensed are the most by a Brown since (20) and Buster Skrine (18) in 2014.  Ward’s 40 career passes defensed are tied for seventh in the NFL since 2018 (through 1 p.m. ET games).  Ward’s 40 career passes defensed rank second by a third-year player or younger in the NFL since 2018.  Ward’s 40 career passes defensed are now second by a Brown in his third year or younger.  His 40 passes defensed are also the second most by a Brown who has played in 37 career games or less.  Ward is fourth in passes defensed by an active player in 37 career games or less.

Other Notes  DT Sheldon Richardson blocked a Jets PAT attempt in the second quarter and a Jets field goal attempt in the third quarter, the first blocked kicks of his career. o First Brown to block two kicks in a game since Shaun Rogers in Week 4 of 2009.  DE Olivier Vernon posted his eighth sack of the season, his most since he totaled 8.5 in 2016. o Vernon’s eight sacks have all come since Week 8, tied for the second most in NFL in that span.  TE set season highs with seven catches for 71 yards.  TE caught a season-high four passes. Injury Report  LBs Tae Davis and left the game with ankle injuries and did not return.