The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t just lose to a 3–12 Cleveland Browns team and blow their easiest path to the playoffs. They walked off the field with the widely held perception that stopping Myles Garrett mattered more to them than winning the game. Tony Romo and Jim Nantz didn’t help matters by saying that on the broadcast throughout the game, and Garrett himself put it into overdrive with his postgame comments.
Browns DC Jim Schwartz downplayed that idea but explained exactly how Garrett limited the Steelers’ ability to do anything offensively last Sunday.
“They are always Myles-conscious.