The last time DE Myles Garrett faced the Steelers in Week 12, he put together a performance worthy of his reigning Defensive Player of the Year status, recording three sacks and three additional tackles for loss in the Browns' win.

As the Browns prepare to travel to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers in Week 14, Garrett is looking to have a repeat performance – although it will take a concerted effort to force the Steelers into obvious passing situations.

"We have to stop the run. We have to put them in passing situations," Garrett said. "We were able to do that with Russell [Wilson], so we have to go back two weeks ago and perform to that same caliber on first and second down and make them throw the ball on third down and later in the game."

Each of Garrett's three sacks came in the first half against the Steelers, before snow started falling heavily on Huntington Bank Field.

In addition to the snow affecting his footing, Garrett said that the Steelers made adjustments in the second half that were more effective in preventing him from getting to the quarterback.

"They started – the running back was on my side, the tight end was on my side and they were sometimes sliding as well that way," Garrett said. "So, they were kind of throwing the kitchen sink at me. But at the end of the day, we have schemes around that, we just have to get into down and distances where we can call them."

When asked if he expected the Steelers to once again throw the kitchen sink his way, Garrett said, "Absolutely."

In their search of ways to slow down Garrett, the Steelers could look to the Broncos' performance in Week 13. In the loss to the Broncos, Garrett was held without a sack a week after his dominant performance against the Steelers.

While he did not record a sack, Garrett recorded a key quarterback pressure against the Broncos, forcing QB Bo Nix to throw an errant ball which CB Greg Newsome II intercepted. Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz explained that Garrett's impact on the field transcends simply sacking the quarterback.

"Him winning in pass rush doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be a sack," Schwartz said. That's always a line that we work, try to accentuate him, try to put him in good positions. But we're also trying to do what's best to stop an opponent, too."

Garrett has the third-most quarterback pressures in the NFL this season with 59, and his presence on the line of scrimmage opens up one-on-one opportunities for other defensive linemen as he draws multiple blockers. No defensive end in the NFL has been double teamed more than Garrett this season, who faces multiple blockers on 29 percent of his pass rushes, per ESPN.

How the Steelers might choose to double-team, chip block or simply avoid Garrett could greatly vary from their first matchup to their upcoming game depending on their offensive game plan.

"Everybody has a plan for [Garrett], per se, and it can come in a variety of different things," head coach Kevin Stefanski said. "Sometimes teams like to run at a great player. Sometimes teams like to run away from a great player. That can vary by how they view the player. There are certain things you can do from a protection standpoint, but I also think it has to match up with what you believe in or what your philosophy is on offense."

After the Steelers lost to the Browns in Week 12, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said they needed to improve in their ability to stop Garrett, saying it took them too long to "warm up to the action" of the Browns' pass rush and needed to "settle down."

Evaluating how the Steelers approach settling down and stopping Garrett early in the game will determine how the eight-year veteran approaches his pass rushes.

"We talked about it all week, their counters for what we did. Especially going over things we were weak against in that first matchup, just trying to shore up anything we weren't as successful on," Garrett said. "You want to create those counters, but you don't want to go away from the game plan that worked last time too much. They have to show that they really have put in a concerted effort to change things up, and if they haven't, then you go with what worked the first time."

If Garrett and the Browns are able to repeat their success in Week 12, the Browns will complete a season sweep of the Steelers for the first time since 1988.

Despite their 3-9 record, Garrett said that breaking the Browns' 36-year streak of losing at least one game to the Steelers is a motivation to put together another dominant performance against their division rival.

"You have to take the wins you can get. That is a little bit of history that we haven't accomplished in quite a long time, so if there's something you can fight for, you have to go out and find it. You have to find a reason why. You have to start to build your legacy, and that's part of our legacy," Garrett said. "And if we want it, we have to go out there and achieve it."