Nick Chubb ties Marion Motley with 31 career rushing touchdowns
Postgame game notes on Nick Chubb
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- RB Nick Chubb led the rushing effort today with a game-high 95 yards on 11 rushes and a touchdown.
- Chubb leads the NFL in rushing touchdowns with three and is second in rushing yards (178) this season (through 1 p.m. ET games).
- Chubb’s eight games in a row with a rushing touchdown is the longest active streak in the NFL and second-longest in club history. Today also marked his eighth consecutive game with a rushing TD at FirstEnergy Stadium.
- Nick Chubb ties Marion Motley with his 31st career rushing touchdown today. Motley and Chubb are now tied for sixth all-time on the Browns all-time in team history.
Browns all-time rushing TD leaders
Player | Count |
Jim Brown | 106 |
Leroy Kelly | 74 |
Mike Pruitt | 47 |
KevinMack | 111 |
Otto Graham | 44 |
Nick Chubb | 31 |
Marion Motley | 31 |
- This was Chubb’s third game in a row versus Houston scoring a rushing touchdown. He has 663 scrimmage yards and six rushing touchdowns in five career games versus the AFC South.
- This afternoon marked the 37th career game Chubb tallied 50-or-more scrimmage yards, tying Kevin Mack for most by a Browns player in their first 46 career games and tied for second with Isaiah Crowell by a Brown in their first four seasons.Â
- After two rushes for 20-plus yards today, Chubb’s 36 rushes of 20 yards or more are the most in the league since 2018.
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