Nick Chubb was sidelined with an injury the last time the Cleveland Browns faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 6, which resulted in a blowout loss for the Browns.

This time, it didn’t take him long to make an impact.

Chubb’s huge 47-yard run in the first quarter helped put the Browns on the board first against the Steelers and match their entire output in the teams’ last meeting.

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The play happened with 9:29 left in the first quarter at first and 10 on Pittsburgh’s 47-yard line, which saw Chubb find a seam in the Pittsburgh defense to run all the way to the end zone for a score to give Cleveland an early 7-0 lead. It is the 25-year old Chubb’s 12th touchdown of the season.

The Browns’ seven points already matches their scoring output in their 38-7 loss to the then-undefeated Steelers in Week 6. Since then, Cleveland has been a better team, despite a stunning loss to the New York Jets in Week 16, while Pittsburgh comes into the game having lost two of their last four after an 11-0 start this season.

The 10-5 Browns need a win over their AFC North rivals to officially return to the playoffs and end their long playoff drought, while a loss would make their path to a playoffs more complicated.