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(09-19-2020, 10:43 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: There are several other things contributing to those numbers:  QB rushes, and not breaking any long runs.  Mixon COULD get in a groove and break one run (look how Cincy largely contained the rush of Cleveland in the first half but couldn't stop it at all down the stretch) and it also helps create balance on offense while allowing your offensive line to fire off the ball instead of constantly retreating.  

If you look at it just from a Mixon standpoint, then...

Mixon is 10th in rush attempts per game. He's getting carries.

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They didn't, terribly. Chubb had 11 carries for 49 yards and a TD in the first half. The only reason the Browns didn't run it more is because they had a 43 yard TD pass.

They only had 4 drives in the first half, scored TDs on 3 of the 4 and had a 3-and-out on the other.

The Bengals just ate up all the clock they could in the first half. Even their 5 play/-5 yard drive took 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Their opening FG took nearly 8 minutes. First three drives of the game took 16 minutes, 32 seconds and the Bengals had 2 of those 3.

That's why it seemed like they contained Chubb. They simply didn't give him a chance to play much, and when they did, the Browns got a long TD pass.