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1. Chuba Hubbard leads the backfield of the Carolina Panthers
Hubbard played more than 50% of Carolina’s offensive snaps for the first time since Week 8.
Hubbard began the season as the Panthers’ starter, while Rico Dowdle played on third downs and was the primary backup. Hubbard missed Weeks 5 and 6, where Dowdle ran 53 times for 389 yards and a touchdown while catching seven passes for 84 yards and a touchdown. Hubbard rMaineHe was the starter for his first two weeks back, but Dowdle continued to beat him on fewer carries.
This led Dowdle to take over in Week 9. Dowdle’s playing time increased to 79.2% of offensive snaps in Week 10 and 82.5% in Week 11, but his yards per carry dropped to 2.9 and 2.4 in those games. Hubbard got the Panthers’ third down last week to even things up. Carolina only ran 43 plays last week and they were behind on all of those plays, so Dowdle didn’t get many opportunities.
Dowdle started this week, but after a few touches Hubbard stepped in. Hubbard gained seven yards on his first carry, six on his second and caught a 35-yard pass to cap the first drive. Dowdle remained the primary early down for the remainder of the game, but Hubbard blended in more on early downs than he had in recent weeks after being dealt the hot hand. Hubbard remained the third down back and Carolina ran 13 plays in those situations.
The two-split holds for the rest of the game, but Hubbard ended up getting more yards. Carolina has a bye next week, which will give the team time to think about how to split snaps between the two running backs. Dowdle will likely keep the starting job, but Hubbard will continue to play on third downs and mix it up more than he had been on early downs. Both running backs are at least worth considering for fantasy starting lineups, but Dowdle will no longer be a must-start player.
2. Breece Hall plays a season-high 87.9% of offensive snaps
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