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Watch: Nick Chubb scores Browns first touchdown of season on first drive

Akron Beacon Journal
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) scores past Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Mike Danna (51) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

If the Browns are a team built on running the football, they showed why in the first drive of the season

Against the Chiefs, the Browns started the season by handing the ball off to running back Nick Chubb. And Chubb concluded the drive with a touchdown. He ran behind right guard Wyatt Teller for a four-yard touchdown run.

The play capped off a 13-play drive that went 75 yards.

The Browns ran the ball five times with Chubb on the drive for 17 yards. Mayfield carried the ball one time for seven yards.

Mayfield completed five of seven pass attempts on the drive. That included five receptions by tight end Austin Hooper for 27 yards.

The critical play on the drive came on 4th and 3 deep in Chiefs' territory. Mayfield connected with a tumbling Hooper for a five-yard gain and a first down.

The Browns also converted a two-point conversion after the play with running back Kareem Hunt jumping over a pile of players.

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