Browns' Myles Garrett gets sack No. 23 to set NFL single

Browns' Myles Garrett gets sack No. 23 to set NFL single

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Key Points:

  • Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett set a new NFL single-season sack record with 23 sacks, surpassing the previous mark of 22.5 held by Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt.
  • Garrett's record-breaking sack came in the fourth quarter of the Browns' season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, marking his 12th career sack of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.
  • Garrett achieved at least 12 sacks in six consecutive seasons and is the only player to have recorded 10 or more sacks in each of the past eight seasons, with 125.5 career sacks ranking second since 1982 in a player's first nine seasons.
  • Despite the Browns missing the playoffs, Garrett's historic performance earned him the