5 bold predictions for Browns against Bengals
By John Buhler
![Baker Mayfield, Harrison Bryant, Cleveland Browns. [Jeff Lange/Beacon Journal]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2Fba758dd843275e5f9fbce1fa4382ba320f4e92a1275161955e10f3e4ff20001d.jpg "Baker Mayfield, Harrison Bryant, Cleveland Browns. [Jeff Lange/Beacon Journal]")
3. Nick Chubb will have a 60-yard touchdown run on this Bengals defense
Nick Chubb already has a 52-yard scamper to pay dirt on his season ledger, but he will one-up what he did vs. the Chargers a few weeks back when the Browns take on the Bengals Sunday. With Baker Mayfield not being comfortable enough to sling it deep in this ballgame, that means Chubb and the rest of the Cleveland backfield will have to go to work to win this one in Cincinnati.
When Browns fans, and the Cincinnati defense, least expect it, Chubb will bust out his best run of the season. He will hit the gap and won’t look back. Chubb will break a tackle or two, but the Bengals defense will be too out of position to even think to hope they can stop him. This 60-yard rushing touchdown will come at a pivotal time in the game to breathe life back into the Browns.
As for Cincinnati, it will be a turning point in this game. The Bengals will have a handful of mental lapses that will keep the Browns in this ballgame, but this blown assignment defensively will really come back to haunt them. Chubb’s run to pay dirt will give Cleveland a puncher’s chance to hand Cincinnati another tough loss in the final minutes. This will be the best run from Week 9.
Chubb will get to over 100 rushing yards on the ground on his best run of the 2021 NFL season.