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Cleveland Browns RB Nick Chubb wins FedEx Ground Player of the Week Award

Cleveland Browns rookie running back Nick Chubb has won the FedEx Ground Player of the Week Award for his Week 10 efforts in a 28-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, last Sunday.
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Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) runs the ball into the end zone for a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Browns rookie running back Nick Chubb was selected as the winner of the FedEx Ground Player of the Week Award for his efforts in Week 10 of the 2018 regular season.

More comfortable with his expanded role, Chubb has become a more productive back for the Browns, and certainly, he showed that in a 28-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland last Sunday.

Chubb broke free for a 92-yard rushing touchdown and registered 176 yards and the one score on 20 carries, an average of 8.8 yards per attempt. Additionally, Chubb caught three passes for 33 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown reception.

On second-and-10 from the Cleveland eight-yard line with 8:45 remaining in the third quarter, Chubb took a handoff from quarterback Baker Mayfield, rushed behind the blocks of right guard Kevin Zeitler and tackle Chris Hubbard and quickly got into the second level of Atlanta’s defense.

Chubb high-stepped his way out of a tackle at the Cleveland 22-yard line and sprinted his way toward the 45, where wide receiver Antonio Callaway was frantically waving for him to go left so he could finish off a block.

Chubb sprinted the final 50 yards into the end zone for the touchdown before dropping the ball to celebrate with his teammates, and the Browns did something Atlanta could not do, as they tackled him during the congratulatory moment.

Not bad for a player that got minimal work through the first quarter of the season.

Since Carlos Hyde’s trade to the Jacksonville Jaguars went through 48 hours ahead of a road loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chubb has become the Browns’ feature running back, rushing for 406 yards and three touchdowns on 78 carries, an average of 5.21 yards per attempt.

Previously, Chubb won the Pepsi Rookie of the Week Award after rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns on just three carries in a 45-42 overtime loss at the Oakland Raiders on September 30.

Overall, Chubb has rushed for 579 yards and five touchdowns on just 94 carries in the first 10 games of his career. Additionally, Chubb has converted six receptions into 48 yards and one touchdown, a 13-yard score against the Falcons.

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