The weight of history didn’t just show up on the field for Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett in Week 18. It also followed him into his sleep.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A record breaking day, and the second win in a row for the Cleveland Browns. There aren’t many better ways for an NFL season to end. The Browns defeated the Cincinnati Bengals on a game-winning field goal, 20-18.
Despite the rough season for the Cleveland Browns, the defense has continued to be among the league’s best units, often carrying the team. In the first half against the Cincinnati Bengals, the defense had to do all the scoring, forcing two turnovers and taking them both back for touchdowns.
CINCINNATI -- Myles Garrett had to wait until the final moments of the season finale to set the NFL sack record, but it was Cleveland's kicker that won the game as time expired to lift the Browns to a 20-18 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
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.
The Cleveland Browns are facing the Cincinnati Bengals in the final game of the regular season, and though they may not be playing for anything significant, it’s still a divisional matchup.
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.
As the Cleveland Browns prepare for one final game against the Cincinnati Bengals, all attention will turn to a busy offseason full of difficult choices.
Shedeur Sanders entered the NFL amid high expectations as a first-round selection by the Cleveland Browns, but his future as the franchise’s quarterback remains uncertain heading into the 2026 offseason.
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.