Thirteen months prior, in a Week 2 Monday night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chubb tore his left MCL and sustained damage to his meniscus and medial capsule -- his second major left knee injury -- ending his 2023 season and leaving the Browns without a player often referred to as the "heart and soul" of their team.

Earlier this week, Browns running back Nick Chubb said facing the Steelers for the first time since suffering a severe knee injury against them in 2023 would be "the same, normal game for me" but the postgame reaction on Thursday night made it sound like Chubb was downplaying things quite a bit.