He didn’t really care at the end (which is the right call by him). With the Browns closing as 4.5-point favorites and with Chubb as one of the best running backs in fantasy football, a lot riding on him deciding to run out of bounds at the one-yard line rather than score a touchdown. There’s a reason he doesn’t mind splitting time even while proving his dominance every time he touches the ball. His 6.1 yards per carry is also the best among running backs. As the defense gets more tired, Chubb remains fresh because Hunt is given plenty of opportunities as well, making the most of every single one and giving the former Georgia Bulldog some much-needed rest throughout the game.Įven though he has only played in five of the team’s nine games due to his knee injury, Chubb leads the league with six rushes of 20-plus yards this season. Stefanski has found a way to not only allow Chubb to prove that he is one of the best running backs in the NFL but to keep him fresh as the game goes on. That is exactly what has happened so far this season. Then, when the Browns signed Kareem Hunt in 2019, Chubb took it as a way for him to stay fresher and healthier rather than another guy that will take opportunities away from RB1. In 2018, he was forced to split carries with Carlos Hyde and Duke Johnson, totaling just 192 carries and 996 yards on the year while Hyde and Johnson combined for 154 carries. Chubb, on the other hand, talks the talk and walks the walk, as he has proven time and time again. Some of those players don’t always back up their words with their play. Many players say that the team always comes first, but let’s be honest, that isn’t always the case. That specific play isn’t the first time that Chubb has proven to be a selfless, team player. Instead, Chubb not scoring allowed the Browns to just end the game on their own terms. It also would have given more time for a potential injury or something else. But, if he scored, it would have given Deshaun Watson and the Texans’ offense another opportunity to score. You could argue that even if Chubb scored the touchdown it wouldn’t have mattered and Cleveland still would have won the game given their two-possession lead with less than a minute left in the game. He was doing a great job of being a good teammate and not letting the defense have a chance to get the ball back.” “They told me not to score if I broke one, too. Much like Stefanski, Hunt also spoke highly of Chubb, a guy he shares playing time in the Browns’ backfield. I would not have been mad at him, but knowing Nick, when you tell him to do something, he is going to do it.” You are thinking to gain the first and go down.
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“I would not have been mad at him if he scored, but we told him – our code word for that is ‘no mas.’ We told him that before the third down. We are looking for smart, tough dudes, and Nick Chubb is that. Go down.’ We have a code word for that, and he said, ‘Yes sir,’ ripped down the sideline there and just did his job. “We told him, ‘Hey, get the first and game is over. “The play by (RB) Nick (Chubb) there at the end is indicative of the type of person and player he is,” the head coach said. To put it simply: He did the right thing for the team. Stefanski raved about the play that Chubb made, too. I think that reminded me, running all the way down there.” Luckily, the run was a little bit longer because I didn’t think about it until the last 10 yards. “I got a call from the (Head) Coach (Kevin Stefanski) and from (QB) Baker (Mayfield) to not score and to get the first down to end the game so that is what I did. I should have just taken a knee or slid to keep the clock running, but it was a split decision. “Something came in my head and said let’s go out of bounds. “That is the natural instinct to get into the end zone,” Chubb said. It perfectly summarizes the type of player Chubb is.
If he would have scored a touchdown, it would have given the Browns a nine- or 10-point lead if he ran out of bounds, it would have only taken two kneel-downs by Baker Mayfield to secure the win. It should have been a 60-yard touchdown, but Chubb put the team first and his individual stats second. With the Cleveland Browns holding a 10-7 lead over the Houston Texans Sunday afternoon, the dominant running back found the open field and took off for a 59-yard run. Nick Chubb could have scored a touchdown with a little less than one minute remaining, but he decided to put the team first.
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