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Nick Chubb Week 4 Outlook - Browns at Cowboys

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 1st 2020, 9:34am EDT

The Browns running backs are averaging a massive 34.0 touches per game this season, which is more than the Vikings running backs averaged last year under Kevin Stefanski. That also means there's plenty of room for both running backs to produce on a weekly basis. While Chubb has four rushing touchdowns to Hunt's one, they're both getting similar workloads in the red zone, as Hunt actually has one more carry inside the 20-yard-line. Everyone knows Hunt is the preferred option in the passing game, but there may not be a whole lot for them to split this week, as running backs have seen just 13.1 percent of the targets when playing against the Cowboys, which is the lowest mark in the league. Under Mike Nolan, this team is actually the second-most efficient defense against running backs, as they've allowed just 0.62 PPR points per opportunity to running backs. We've seen four different running backs total 15-plus touches against them, though just one of them has topped 10.6 PPR points, and that was Malcolm Brown who scored two touchdowns. It's clear they've placed an emphasis on limiting the run, and against the Browns, that will be necessary. This game has the highest total on the board, so you can't avoid Chubb and Hunt, but it's not likely going to be another game where they combine for 174 total yards and three touchdowns like they did against Washington. Chubb should be considered a high-end RB2 while Hunt falls into the low-end RB2/high-end RB3 territory. *Update* Hunt is dealing with a groin strain that kept him out of practice on Wednesday. It's something to monitor as the week goes on.

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