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Harris rushed 10 times for 43 yards and caught his lone target for no gain in Monday's 26-22 win over Cleveland.

Pittsburgh's offense struggled to move the ball for most of this physical battle between division rivals, needing its defense to score twice in order to secure victory. Part of the blame can be placed on Harris' inability to find running room outside of a 21-yard gain. Harris has now posted two duds to begin the season, but he retains value in his role as Pittsburgh's top backfield option. He will search for better results when the Steelers take on the Raiders in Week 3.

Chubb likely sustained a season-ending left knee injury during Monday's loss at Pittsburgh, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Immediately after he took a helmet to the knee from Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, Chubb was clutching at his left leg, and trainers made their way on the field to tend to him before he was carted off. Chubb is believed to have suffered multiple ligament tears to the same knee that was dislocated and sustained MCL, LCL and PCL tears in October 2015 while at Georgia. While Cleveland will be without Chubb for the rest of the campaign, his likely replacement in the backfield is Jerome Ford, who had 19 touches for 131 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown Monday.

Ford rushed 16 times for 106 yards and brought in three of four targets for 25 yards and a touchdown in the Browns' 26-22 loss to the Steelers on Monday night. He also recorded a two-point conversion rush.

Ford took over lead-back duties once Nick Chubb went down with what Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports could be a season-ending knee injury early in the second quarter. Ford continued to torment the Steelers' defense in much the same manner as Chubb had before exiting, finishing with a career-high yardage total while also flashing his pass-catching chops. The 2022 fifth-round pick is now in line to helm the Browns' ground attack if Chubb's injury is as bad as feared, although a signing of a free-agent veteran such as Kareem Hunt, who is naturally quite familiar with Cleveland's offense, would interfere with those plans to an extent.

Tucker carried eight times for seven yards in the Buccaneers' 27-17 win over the Bears on Sunday.

Tucker's inefficiency was naturally an unwelcome sight, but the fact he saw eight touches over 17 snaps was encouraging. The undrafted rookie has logged 13 carries through two games as the clear early down backup to Rachaad White, but he's still essentially a fantasy non-factor for the time being, especially with White, who logged 51 snaps Sunday, capable of shouldering a heavy workload.

Sanders rushed 14 times for 43 yards and caught three of five targets for four yards in Monday's 20-17 loss to the Saints.

Sanders picked up 13 yards on his first carry but mustered just 34 yards from scrimmage on 16 subsequent touches. Backup Chuba Hubbard had only two carries and five catches but produced 50 total yards. Sanders has 39 touches to Hubbard's 18 through two weeks, but Sanders' 145-119 edge in yardage is much smaller. If Sanders' pedestrian efficiency persists, he could start to cede more volume to Hubbard, but Sanders is still the clear lead back heading into an intriguing Week 3 matchup against a Seattle defense that's allowing 30.5 points per game.

The Browns fear that Chubb suffered a significant left knee injury during Monday night's game against the Steelers, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports.

Chubb, who was carted off the field in the second quarter of the contest, was quickly ruled out by the team after sustaining the injury, with Jerome Ford taking over as Cleveland's lead back. Look for further updates from the Browns to arrive following Monday's game, but at this stage it appears as though Chubb could be facing an extended absence.

Spears rushed the ball eight times for 49 yards in Sunday's 27-24 overtime win over the Chargers. He added two receptions (on two targets) for six yards.

Spears saw his relative role in the Titans offense shrink as compared to Week 1, as he managed 10 total touches to Derrick Henry's 28. He showed some explosiveness with his opportunity by tallying long gains of 14 and 11 yards. While clearly the second back on the depth chart, Spears has a role in the offense and should see high single-digit touches on a weekly basis.

Jones rushed 12 times for 34 yards and two touchdowns while failing to catch either of his two targets in Monday's 20-17 win over the Panthers.

Jones became the team's lone available running back after Jamaal Williams (hamstring) exited in the second quarter. He took advantage of the opportunity, powering in a two-yard touchdown late in the third quarter to give the Saints a 13-6 lead before adding another two-yard score in the fourth. Rookie Kendre Miller (hamstring) has yet to make his NFL debut and Alvin Kamara has one game remaining on his three-game suspension, so Jones could be the Saints' top backfield option by default Week 3 against the Packers if neither Williams nor Miller are healthy enough to play.

Williams (hamstring) is now considered doubtful to return to Monday's game against the Panthers, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.

Williams originally was considered questionable to return, so he is not trending in the right direction. He exited the game in the second quarter after recording 29 yards on nine carries. As a result, Tony Jones currently is the only healthy and available running back on the roster. However, the Saints have also been utilizing packages around the versatile Taysom Hill.

Chubb was carted off the field after suffering an apparent knee injury in Monday's matchup with the Steelers, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports.

Chubb took a helmet to the knee from Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. He was subsequently replaced by Jerome Ford in the backfield and has already been ruled out for the game. The star running back had recorded 64 yards on 10 carries prior to exiting.