ESPN.com · Dec 19, 2024
Bengals Chase Brown staking claim as featured running back
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Chase Brown has impressed Joe Burrow enough that the QB considers Brown a building block for the future.CINCINNATI -- Every time Cincinnati Bengals right tackle Amarius Mims sees Chase Brown fly past him, he breathes a sigh of relief.
When Mims catches a glimpse of Cincinnati's second-year running back zipping past the line of scrimmage, it signals that Mims and the offensive line blocked long enough to find a gap for Brown to wriggle through.
And Brown has done plenty of that recently. Since Week 11, Brown is seventh in the NFL in Expected Points Added on rushing plays, a metric that more accurately measures a running back's effectiveness than yards gained.
