Nick Chubb (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
Social media detectives noticed a glaring error on an NFL.com article of Nick Chubb that was posted before the Cleveland Browns-Pittsburgh Steelers ‘Thursday Night Football’ game at Huntington Bank Field.
Thursday marks Nick Chubb’s first game against the Steelers since he suffered a gruesome season-ending knee injury at Acrisure Stadium in Week 2 last year. Another reminder that tomorrow’s game is in Cleveland, with the two teams squaring off again in Pittsburgh in two weeks.
Ahead of Thursday’s game, NFL.com posted an article about Chubb facing the Steelers for the first time since his injury. But as NFL analyst Warren Sharp noted, the article incorrectly stated that this game was in Pittsburgh:
a whole article about Nick Chubb playing in Pittsburgh after tearing up his knee in Pittsburgh last year
the only problem?
the game is actually in Cleveland pic.twitter.com/6rDdSnlH7I
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) November 20, 2024
NFL.com has since updated the article with a new title that reads, “Browns’ Nick Chubb sees first matchup against Steelers since knee injury as ‘normal game.’” They also acknowledged the mistake at the start of the piece.
But the updated story came too little, too late. Social media had a field day ripping on NFL.com for this glaring mistake:
When the https://t.co/LdBQWe4H6C author is exposed as AI overseen by an intern on his lunch break.
Good thing they don’t post photos along with it
Nick Chubb would be clutching the ball with 6 fingers on each hand against a backdrop of fans waving Terrible Towels 😂
— Kirsten Tanis (@kct2020)
November 20, 2024
Nick Chubb required two separate surgeries to repair his medial capsule meniscus, MCL and ACL. After missing most of 2023 and the first six games of 2024, Chubb returned to the Browns for their Week 7 home game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Through his first four games of 2024, the four-time Pro Bowler has 163 rushing yards and one touchdown.
Nick Chubb & Browns Look To Play Spoiler vs. Bitter Rivals
The Browns playoff hopes are all but over with a 2-8 record. Even if they were to win out somehow, 9-8 won’t be enough to snag the AFC’s last wild-card spot.
But Chubb and company can play spoiler over their final games. The 8-2 Steelers lead the AFC North and are in the running for the conference’s top seed, so Cleveland should embrace the chance to disrupt Pittsburgh’s postseason position.
