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ANALYSIS: Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown has seen an expanded role in recent weeks and has not disappointed. Despite not playing more than 30% of snaps, the rookie has seen at least nine touches in each of the last three games.
Brown is a fifth-round rookie and before Week 13, he had played eight total offensive snaps. The Bengals have been looking for a No. 2 running back behind Joe Mixon all season. In the past two weeks, Brown has essentially taken control of that position. In Week 13, he only played 15% of the snaps but made several big plays. He finished with nine carries and 61 yards. His playing time doubled in Week 14.
He finished with a 30% snap share and finished with eight carries and three targets. Once again, Brown made another big play. He took a short pass 54 yards to the house. He finished with just 25 rushing yards but had 80 receiving yards and the touchdown en route to 18 half-PPR points.
Despite the positive performance in Week 14, his role didn't exactly grow as much as some were hoping for. He did leave the game in the third quarter before returning late in the fourth but finished with just 13 snaps out of 70. He ran five routes but was targeted on three of them. He also received seven carries. That means he touched the ball on 10 of his 13 snaps.
The Bengals want to get the ball in his hands. He's not a startable running back right now and is unlikely to become one before the season's end, but if Mixon were to get hurt in Week 16, he'd find himself in a workhorse role for championship week.
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