With the 2025/26 regular season coming to a close in the NFL, the next step for half the league is a pursuit of the Super Bowl. In Cleveland, the quest will be different, looking to build on a promising season.
The NFL has a new all-time leader in single season sacks, and his name is Myles Garrett. Garrett’s been receiving praise from all over the league after his record-breaking performance, but perhaps the highest praise of all came from the guy running the team this season.
The Cleveland Browns finished the 2025 NFL season on a high note. On Sunday, Jan. 4, the Browns waltzed into Paycor Stadium and were able to exit with a nail-biting 20-18 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Shedeur Sanders’ rookie campaign with the Cleveland Browns finally came to an end, and it’s probably for the best. Sanders has embraced the Browns’ starting quarterback job since Week 12.
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
Myles Garrett had the perfect endorsement deal lined up for him to record his history-making sack on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cleveland Browns defensive end broke the single-season sack record in the fourth quarter of his team’s season finale at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
After breaking the NFL record for sacks in a season, Garrett should pop open a bottle of champagne, but the Cleveland Browns defensive end has less expensive taste.
In the Cleveland Browns' final regular season game of the 2025/26 NFL season, defensive end Myles Garrett achieved an NFL record, the most sacks in a single season. Michael Strahan passed up Mark Gastineau, Jared Allen, and Justin Houston with 22.5 sacks in the 2001 season.
The Cleveland Browns had a great end to their season, picking up wins over the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals to end the campaign. Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders led Cleveland’s offense in both of those victories.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Myles Garrett has done it. In the Cleveland Browns’ final game of the 2025 NFL season, the supertstar pass rusher finally set a new league record for most sacks in a campaign.
It came down to the final wire, but Myles Garrett is now in sole possession of the NFL’s single-season sack record. While it seemed like an inevitability, the Cleveland Browns’ star edge-rusher admitted that the Cincinnati Bengals made him work for the historic moment, which did not come until late in the fourth quarter.
There is a lot unknown about what the Cleveland Browns will do after the season, as there are a ton of questions about head coach Kevin Stefanski and whether he will still have a job.
On the same day that Myles Garrett broke the NFL single-season sack record, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders led the first game-winning drive of his NFL career.
The Cleveland Browns seemed to delight in going full Marshawn Lynch on a pair of defensive touchdowns during Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot says that she has been told Browns GM Andrew Berry‘s job is safe with the season coming to a close. However, she adds that it’s looking increasingly likely that HC Kevin Stefanski will be departing the organization after this season, with this past week having an air of finality about it.
The Browns announced that they have placed LB Carson Schwesinger on injured reserve, ending his rookie campaign, which could potentially see him named Defensive Rookie of the Year.