CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Sunday wasn’t the first time Kareem Hunt scored at FirstEnergy Stadium. He scored three touchdowns when Kansas City came to Cleveland last season and rolled past the Browns.

Hunt’s 6-yard touchdown run with 1:01 left in the first half on Sunday was, however, his first time finding the end zone in a Browns uniform and his first time jumping into the crowd for his hometown team.

“As a young kid, I always dreamed of coming out here and playing for the Cleveland Browns,” the running back said. “The big thing happened today, I got in the end zone wearing brown and orange.”

Hunt took a handoff from Baker Mayfield on a first-and-goal from the Dolphins’ 6-yard line, following the rarest of rare NFL sights, an overturned pass-interference call on a booth review. Hunt snuck inside the far pylon running right and the Browns were up 28-0 before halftime.

It all went according to plan except, well, he forgot to keep the football.

“I kind of just threw it, honestly,” Hunt said. “I forget to grab them sometimes.”

Luckily, his teammate, Jarvis Landry, was there to lend a hand. He grabbed the ball and handed it to Hunt as he walked to the sideline.

“I told him, ‘Welcome home,’” Landry said. “This is his first one at home playing for the Cleveland Browns, so I wanted to make sure he had that memory with him forever.”

After Hunt got the ball from Landry, Mayfield ran next to him reaching for the ball.

“I think Baker wanted to keep using it,” Hunt said. “He said, ‘I’ll give it to you after the game.’”

No dice. The ball is headed for Hunt’s man cave.

Sunday marked Hunt’s third game with the Browns, all victories. Hunt replied to a question about any correlation between him and the winning streak with a “no comment,” but it’s hard not to notice the impact he has when he’s on the field.

Mayfield said Hunt’s ability to take some of the workload off of Nick Chubb is a boost. So his Hunt’s raw ability.

“You add in his play, and it speaks for itself, his talent,” Mayfield said. “He is a true team guy. He doesn’t care what happens. He just wants to win. Him being in there and him being that explosive player and that hungry guy adds a whole dynamic to our offense that we really need.”

Sunday presented a wrinkle in the Chubb/Hunt backfield. The Browns’ first play from scrimmage was a screen to Chubb for 32 yards. The next play was a carry by Hunt. Chubb ended up with three catches for 58 yards while Hunt caught two passes for 9 yards.

“Nick's a good back. He can do it all, too,” Hunt said. “Definitely made some big-time plays.”

Both Hunt and Chubb found the end zone running the ball on Sunday, but the way the Browns used Chubb in the passing game makes you wonder if this is a wrinkle head coach Freddie Kitchens and his staff wanted to put on film to really make other teams nervous about facing these two.

Is this the next iteration of the Chubb and Hunt tandem?

“You never know,” Hunt said. “Now they’ve got to keep an eye, watch out, he’s sneaky now. (Chubb)’s sneaky. Keep an eye.”

The new-look backfield just keeps producing, and there are probably going to be a few more footballs headed to Hunt’s man cave before this season ends.

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