With a 5.5-point advantage, the Bengals are favored in this week's game, implying more of an emphasis on rushing than their typical game plan.Chase Brown has been a more important option in his offense's running game this season (39.2% Carry Share in games he has been on the field) than he was last season (15.7%).Chase Brown's 45.0 adjusted rushing yards per game this year reflects a noteable growth in his running prowess over last year's 16.0 rate.Chase Brown's 5.3 adjusted yards per carry this season marks a material improvement in his running talent over last season's 3.6 rate.Chase Brown comes in as one of the top running backs in football at generating extra ground yardage, averaging a terrific 3.69 yards-after-contact this year while checking in at the 88th percentile.
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