In the regular season, the Cleveland Browns defence set a record. Many statistics are noteworthy, but these are a handful that will be significant when they play the Texans on Saturday.
The main factor advancing this squad to the postseason is the Cleveland Browns defence.
Yes, the Joe Flacco tale is incredible, and a number of players have contributed offensively, but Cleveland’s season would have ended in October if not for this remarkable defence.
This defence has put up a lot of entertaining metrics this season, but not all of them are significant going into the game against Houston. Three noteworthy statistics are listed here in advance of Saturday’s match.
The Browns’ defense ranks eighth in the NFL with a pressure percentage of 23 percent. They do so with a defensive front that was built to get after the quarterback on the edges and stop the run from the interior. Conversely, CJ Stroud is 41st in the NFL with a 3.03 second time to throw. He likes to sit in the pocket, giving the Browns a good chance to heat him up and make him uncomfortable.
This season, the opposition has only been able to score on 50 of Cleveland’s 210 drives thanks to the defence. The NFL’s top scoring drive percentage of 23.8 percent will be a factor in Saturday’s contest. The Texans have an explosive offence, but it feels like a feast or a famine. Despite all of the quarterback turnover, they have only had 40 touchdown drives this season, two fewer than the Browns. For the Browns on Saturday, keeping Houston out of the
