Patriots WR N’Keal Harry pancaking Myles Garrett was pretty epic

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - NOVEMBER 14: N'Keal Harry #1 Isaiah Wynn #76 of the New England Patriots react during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns and at Gillette Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - NOVEMBER 14: N'Keal Harry #1 Isaiah Wynn #76 of the New England Patriots react during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns and at Gillette Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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The New England Patriots are riding a four-game winning streak following their undressing of the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

There were a host of standout performers from the game, but one particular player’s contributions might’ve been glossed over by fans in real time.

Believe it or not, we’re talking about N’Keal Harry. We know what you’re thinking. Harry only registered one catch for 30 yards.

What exactly did he contribute on Sunday? Fair question.

While the former first-round receiver was largely invisible in the passing game, he was absolutely dominant as a blocker.

Check out this compilation of some of Harry’s best blocks against the Browns, which just so happened to include a pancake of Myles Garrett, the frontrunner for the Defensive Player of the Year award!

Patriots WR N’Keal Harry pancaking Myles Garrett was awesome

Where has that been for the first two-plus years of Harry’s career? My goodness. Sure, he caught Garrett a little off-guard on that crack block, but it takes grown man’s strength to put the 6-foot-4, 272-pound pass rusher on his backside.

The best part about the highlight is that Harry didn’t stop to celebrate the hit. He immediately proceeded to stand up a Browns defensive back. The only problem was Rhamondre Stevenson was tackled behind the line of scrimmage.

Garrett had to have seen this coming though, no? You can’t just put a team’s rookie quarterback as a prop in your “quarterback graveyard” Halloween decoration without expecting some retaliation when you face said team. Those are the rules!

For any fans looking for a quick highlight of Harry’s epic block on Garrett, we found something you can play on loop for hours.

Gets better every time.

Don’t look now, Patriots fans, but New England may have found a new role for Harry. If he’s going to continue to be buried in the target pecking order, you might as well find a way to put his 6-foot-4, 225-pound frame to good use, right?

Again, Harry only logged one target on Sunday, but he played a season-high 35 offensive snaps, or 52%. On top of demolishing maybe the best pound-for-pound pass rusher in the NFL, he was instrumental on one of Stevenson’s touchdown runs in addition to an end-around for Kendrick Bourne that moved the chains.

For the game, Trent Brown finished as the Patriots’ highest-graded blocker, per Pro Football Focus. Right behind him? That would be Harry. In fact, after that performance, Harry’s now the second-highest graded run blocker on the team with an 89.5 mark. Only Michael Onwenu (91.9) has a higher grade.

If Harry is going to block like this every week, he’ll have no trouble finding playing time over the remaining seven games.