It doesn’t take any advanced degrees to figure out that when you’re facing the Cleveland Browns like the Atlanta Falcons are this Sunday, you have to prioritize stopping the run.
After all, the Browns currently lead the NFL in rushing, averaging over 190 yards per game. Only the Baltimore Ravens have accumulated more rushing yards since 2020, when Kevin Stefanski first took over as the Browns’ head coach.
The Falcons are no stranger to the potential dominance of the Browns’ ground game, given that when the teams last played each other back in 2018, a then-rookie running back named Nick Chubb led them with 176 of the team’s 211 rushing yards.