Panthers RB Rico Dowdle jabs Cowboys
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Carolina Panthers fans, understandably, love Chuba Hubbard. He was a late-round draft pick backup to Christian McCaffrey and then Miles Sanders, eventually forcing Carolina not only to start him but to extend him for a well-deserved $33.2 million. But after that extension, things haven't been great, at least compared to how he played before.
While starter Chuba Hubbard was sidelined on Sunday due to a calf strain, backup Rico Dowdle took the ball and ran with it . . . literally . . . a lot. The sixth-year veteran dashed the Miami Dolphins for a career-high 206 rushing yards and a touchdown in helping lead Carolina to a 27-24 win in Week 5.