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          Browns' Myles Garrett dominating vs. Colts

          • Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterOct 22, 2023, 06:47 PM
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              Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter.
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          INDIANAPOLIS --- Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is having himself a game. Toward the end of the first half Sunday, he stripped Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew in the end zone, leading to a Browns touchdown and 24-21 halftime lead.

          It was Garrett's second strip-sack of the day. Garrett also blocked a field goal. The Browns have scored 17 points off Garrett's three big plays.

          Cleveland's offense, meanwhile, had gone 11 straight games without a touchdown on an opening drive. That changed Sunday as Jerome Ford took a third-down handoff on Cleveland's first possession and dashed 69 yards for a touchdown.

          It was the Browns' longest touchdown run since 2021, when Nick Chubb went 70 yards for the score against the Cincinnati Bengals.

          The Colts have now allowed 31 points on opponents' opening drives this season, tied with the Washington Commanders for most in the league.

          According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Ford reached a max speed of 21.1 mph, the fastest time by any Browns ball carrier in the past four seasons.