Chase Brown

Chase Brown rushed three times for 11 yards in the Bengals’ Week 1 loss to the Patriots, adding three receptions for 12 yards.

Brown took a backseat to Zack Moss in Week 1 playing 17 snaps to Moss’s 33, according to PFF. Moss more than doubled up Brown in carries and even out-targeted the second-year back 4-3. The Bengals offense gained a mere 224 yards on the day as there weren’t many big plays with Tee Higgins sidelined against a stifling Patriots defense. It’s likely the Bengals will look to set up Brown for explosive plays sooner rather than later, but fantasy managers looking for an even split in work among the running backs out of the gate have to be disappointed. Brown is no better than an RB3 for Cincinnati’s Week 2 matchup against the Chiefs on the road.