Belichick's latest win ties him with Halas
Sunday's 38-15 victory over the Cleveland Browns was the 324th career win for New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who tied George Halas for second place on the NFL's alltime list.
Belichick, who is 324-159 including the playoffs, has a chance to pass Halas next Monday night at home against the Chicago Bears — the franchise with which Halas won all his games. Don Shula tops the list with 347.
“You can't win games in this league without good players, so I've been very fortunate to coach a lot of great players and have a lot of great coaches through the years,” Belichick said. “A lot of those guys have gone on to great coaching careers and the players, obviously, some are going to the Hall of Fame.”
GARRETT NOW NO. 1 » Defensive end Myles Garrett became the Browns' career sack leader with 62½ when he stripped the ball from the Patriots' Bailey Zappe in the first quarter, but later had to leave the game with an injury. Garrett aggravated a shoulder injury he suffered in a car crash on Sept. 26, but said he plans to play next week.
The three-time Pro Bowler, in his sixth NFL season, surpassed Clay Matthews on the Browns' list.
Garrett had a careerhigh 16 sacks last season. STEELERS' PICKETT FORCED TO DEPART » Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett's first NFL start at the same stadium where he starred at the University of Pittsburgh ended early after he was knocked to the ground by Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White in the third quarter shortly after throwing an incomplete pass.
The 20th overall pick in the draft lay on the turf for several seconds before slowly picking himself up as officials motioned for Pittsburgh's training staff to check on him. Pickett then sat down briefly while being tended to before going into the protocol.
He completed 11 of 18 passes for 67 yards in the 20-18 victory and his first touchdown pass, a 6-yard flip to Najee Harris in the first quarter. ALEXANDER HONORED » The Seattle Seahawks inducted former star running back Shaun Alexander into their Ring of Honor during a halftime ceremony, the 15th member of the organization to be honored.
Alexander, a first-round draft pick in 2000 out of Alabama, spent eight of his nine NFL seasons in Seattle. He was the league MVP in 2005 when he rushed for 1,880 yards and 27 touchdowns, helping lead the Seahawks to their first NFC championship and Super Bowl appearance.
Alexander finished his career in Seattle with 9,453 yards rushing and 100 touchdowns.