The Cleveland Browns knew that life was going to be more difficult after losing running back Nick Chubb to a season-ending knee injury in Week 2.
Since that fateful night in Pittsburgh, the Browns have relied on a “running back by committee” approach to the ground game with Jerome Ford and Kareem Hunt as the primary backs; Pierre Strong Jr. chipping in where he can; and some supplemental contributions from quarterbacks Deshaun Watson, Dorian Thompson-Robinson and P.J. Walker.
It hasn’t always felt like it, but somehow the Browns have been able to combine all of those efforts and head into today’s game against the Denver Broncos averaging 142.