The Browns did not allow a sack in three consecutive games for the first time since 1988. The last time the Browns gave up a sack was in the third quarter against Kansas City on Nov. 4.
Rookie QB Baker Mayfield threw for a Browns rookie single-game record 397 yards with one touchdown. Mayfield now has two of the top three rookie passing yardage totals in team history. He is also the first Browns QB since Bernie Kosar (1987) to throw for at least one touchdown in nine consecutive starts.
MOST PASSING YARDS IN A GAME: BROWNS ROOKIE
Player | Opp. | Date | Comp. | Att. | Yards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Baker Mayfield | at Hou. | 12/2/18 | 29 | 43 | 397 |
2. Brandon Weeden | at Oak. | 12/2/12 | 25 | 36 | 364 |
3. Baker Mayfield | Balt. | 10/7/18 | 25 | 43 | 342 |
4. Cody Kessler | at Ten. | 10/16/16 | 26 | 41 | 336 |
In the second half, Mayfield completed 25 of 30 passes for 351 yards. He is the first NFL QB to total 350 second half passing yards since Oakland's Derek Carr (379) in 2016.
In just his ninth career start, Mayfield's 18 passing touchdowns are the most by a Browns rookie and his 2,639 passing yards are third.
MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS BY A BROWNS ROOKIE IN A SEASON
Player | Year | Games | Starts | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Baker Mayfield | 2018 | 10 | 9 | 18 |
2. Tim Couch | 1999 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
3. Brandon Weeden | 2012 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
MOST PASSING YARDS BY A BROWNS ROOKIE IN A SEASON
Player | Year | Games | Starts | Yards |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Brandon Weeden | 2012 | 15 | 15 | 3,385 |
2. DeShone Kizer | 2017 | 15 | 15 | 2,894 |
3. Baker Mayfield | 2018 | 10 | 9 | 2,639 |
4. Tim Couch | 1999 | 15 | 14 | 2,447 |
DL Myles Garrett recorded 1.5 sacks to increase his team-leading total to 11.5 this season. Garrett's 11.5 sacks are tied for the fourth-most by a Brown in a season. With 18.5 sacks in just 23 career games, Garrett has tied for the most sacks by a Brown in their first two seasons.
BROWNS MOST SACKS: FIRST 13 WEEKS
Player | Pos. | Year | Sacks |
---|---|---|---|
1. Reggie Camp | DL | 1984 | 12.0 |
2. Myles Garrett | DL | 2018 | 11.5 |
3. Clay Matthews | LB | 1984 | 11.0 |
BROWNS SINGLE-SEASON SACK LEADERS
Player | Pos. | Year | G | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Reggie Camp | DL | 1984 | 16 | 14.0 |
2. Jamir Miller | LB | 2001 | 16 | 13.0 |
3. Clay Matthews | LB | 1984 | 16 | 12.0 |
4t. Myles Garrett | DL | 2018 | 13 | 11.5 |
4t. Michael Dean Perry | DL | 1990 | 16 | 11.5 |
BROWNS MOST SACKS IN FIRST TWO SEASONS
Player | Pos. | Years | G | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1t. Myles Garrett | DL | 2017-18 | 23 | 18.5 |
1t. Reggie Camp | DL | 1983-84 | 32 | 18.5 |
3. Kamerion Wimbley | LB | 2006-07 | 32 | 16.0 |
4. Jabaal Sheard | DL | 2011-12 | 32 | 15.5 |
Garrett's 18.5 sacks are tied for the ninth-most by any NFL player in their first 23 career games.
NFL MOST SACKS IN FIRST 23 CAREER GAMES
Player | Team | Years | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1. Joey Bosa | S.D. | 2016-17 | 21.0 |
2t. Shawne Merriman | S.D. | 2005-06 | 20.5 |
2t. Von Miller | Den. | 2011-12 | 20.5 |
4t. Dwight Freeney | Ind. | 2002-03 | 20.0 |
4t. Reggie White | Phi. | 1985-86 | 20.0 |
6t. Clay Matthews III | G.B. | 2009-10 | 19.5 |
6t. Aldon Smith | S.F. | 2011-12 | 19.5 |
8. Terrell Suggs | Bal. | 2003-04 | 19.0 |
9t. Myles Garrett | Cle. | 2017-18 | 18.5 |
9t. Two other players tied with 18.5 |
Rookie RB Nick Chubb registered 72 scrimmage yards with one rushing touchdown. He has six total touchdowns over the past four games, including a rushing touchdown in four straight. On the season, Chubb's seven rushing touchdowns are tied for the fourth-most by a Browns rookie and his 694 rushing yards ranks fifth among Browns rookies.
MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS BY A BROWNS ROOKIE IN A SEASON
Player | Year | Games | TDs |
---|---|---|---|
1. Trent Richardson | 2012 | 15 | 11 |
2. Jim Brown | 1957 | 12 | 9 |
3. Isaiah Crowell | 2014 | 16 | 8 |
4t. Nick Chubb | 2018 | 12 | 7 |
4t. Ron Johnson | 1969 | 14 | 7 |
4t. Travis Prentice | 2000 | 16 | 7 |
7t. Maurice Bassett | 1954 | 12 | 6 |
7t. Eric Metcalf | 1989 | 16 | 6 |
7t. William Green | 2002 | 16 | 6 |
MOST RUSHING YARDS BY A BROWNS ROOKIE IN A SEASON
Player | Year | Games | Yards |
---|---|---|---|
1. Trent Richardson | 2012 | 15 | 950 |
2. Jim Brown | 1957 | 12 | 942 |
3. William Green | 2002 | 16 | 887 |
4. Preston Carpenter | 1956 | 12 | 756 |
5. Nick Chubb | 2018 | 12 | 694 |
6. Terrance West | 2014 | 14 | 673 |
7. Eric Metcalf | 1989 | 16 | 633 |
WR Jarvis Landry recorded six receptions for 103 yards. He has 10 career 100-yard receiving games and three this season. Landry has recorded at least two receptions in each of his past 75 games, the second-longest active streak in the NFL. His 466 receptions are the most all-time by an NFL player through their first five seasons. Landry is leading the team in receptions (66) and receiving yards (733) this season. His 66 receptions are the fourth-most by a Brown through the first 13 weeks.
NFL RECEIVING LEADERS: CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 2+ RECEPTIONS, ACTIVE
Player | Pres. Team | No. |
---|---|---|
1. Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh | 111* |
2. Jarvis Landry | Cleveland | 75 |
3. Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona | 73 |
*Pittsburgh plays tonight.
NFL ALL-TIME RECEIVING: RECEPTIONS IN FIRST FIVE YEARS
Player | Years | G | Rec |
---|---|---|---|
1. Jarvis Landry | 2014-18 | 75 | 466 |
2. Larry Fitzgerald | 2004-08 | 76 | 426 |
3. Torry Holt | 1999-03 | 80 | 423 |
4. A.J. Green | 2011-15 | 76 | 415 |
BROWNS MOST RECEPTIONS: FIRST 13 WEEKS
Player | Pos. | Year | Rec |
---|---|---|---|
1. Ozzie Newsome | TE | 1984 | 74 |
2. Ozzie Newsome | TE | 1983 | 70 |
3. Kellen Winslow | TE | 2006 | 67 |
4. Jarvis Landry | WR | 2018 | 66 |
5. Kellen Winslow | TE | 2007 | 63 |
WR Rashard Higgins recorded four receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown. He has a career-high three receiving touchdowns this year.
Rookie WR Antonio Callaway recorded a career-high 84 receiving yards on three receptions.
LB Joe Schobert led the Browns with 11 tackles and added half of a sack.
OL Kevin Zeitler appeared in his 100th career regular season game.
DL Emmanuel Ogbah recorded one sack. He has three sacks this season and 12.5 in his career.
Rookie LB Genard Avery recorded a sack to increase his season total to 3.5.