Myles Garrett sounds off on Dillon Gabriel-led offense after Browns DE's 5-sack game goes in vain vs. Patriots

Myles Garrett had a historically dominant performance on Sunday that nevertheless proved to be in vain. And he was clearly not happy with the other side of the ball.

The Cleveland Browns edge rusher sacked New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye five times, setting the single-game franchise record. However, his team still lost 32-13.

Rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel covered only 156 yards, with two touchdowns to tight ends, on 21 completions and was intercepted twice. In addition, none of the Browns' offensive weapons hit 80 scrimmage yards, with tight end Harold Fannin Jr. coming the closest at 62.

After the game, Garrett expressed his frustration with the offense's inability to capitalize on the stops that he and the rest of the defense made:

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“It doesn’t get any easier each week you ask.”

He also said that he would rather have Cleveland (2-6) win the game than have had his performance.

Despite being sacked five times, Maye was dominant in his own right, covering 282 yards on just 18 completions and scoring three touchdowns -- all in the third quarter -- against an interception. The Patriots were also buoyed by rookie kicker Andres Borregales, who made three field goals in the first half to set up a 9-7 lead that the second-year passer would build on.

Myles Garrett praises Will Campbell after Patriots beat Browns despite edge rusher's five sacks

Of the five sacks that Myles Garrett notched against Drake Maye, three of them came at the expense of Will Campbell. After the game, however, the former Defensive Player of the Year had nothing but praise for the rookie tackle:

“He’s strong. ... He was able to be pretty firm in his stance and keep me from knocking him back. Just trying to hit him with different looks, try to keep him off guard. ... I had to try to take some things out of his book and work them into mine to have success.”

Campbell, in turn, had praise for Garrett:

“He’s a really good player. He beat me a few times, and that is just part of the game.”

While the Browns enter their bye week, the Patriots will remain in Foxboro to host the Atlanta Falcons next week at 1 p.m. ET on CBS.

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Edited by Andre Castillo