Rico Dowdle

Dowdle was clearly in pain after his last play, kneeling down, doubled over as the training staff came out to meet him. Saints DL Jonah Williams dragged Dowdle down by wrapping up both lower legs from the right side. He was able to walk off the field under his own power, which is promising.

Dowdle returned after missing a few plays and was immediately given the ball in scoring position. He powered through contact, punching in a four-yard touchdown. Dowdle does not appear to be limited by whatever bothered him initially. On the Panthers' first drive, he rushed six times for 24 yards and one touchdown, adding a five-yard reception.

As the Panthers head into their bye week, Canales said he "likes" the backfield balance the team struck in Week 13's upset of the Rams, when Dowdle saw 18 rushes to 17 carries for Chuba Hubbard. Hubbard, fully recovered from a calf injury, ran 15 pass routes against LA -- catching a touchdown on two grabs -- while Dowdle logged six routes and caught both of his targets. "Some of it was third-down opportunities. We've been using Chuba primarily as our third-down back, and then he gets series as we go," Canales said. With his pass game involvement reduced to almost nothing, Dowdle will be a low-ceiling, touchdown-dependent RB3 when the Panthers return from bye in Week 15. Hubbard, meanwhile, will have some value in deeper PPR formats.

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Panthers RBs Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle split touches throughout the team s win over the Los Angeles Rams, but Hubbard outproduced Dowdle. Hubbard went 17-83-0 on the ground and 2-41-1 through the air. Dowdle went 18-58-0 on the ground and 2-21-0 through the air. Hubbard also outsnapped Dowdle 38 to 27 with Hubbard running 15 routes to Dowdle s 6. This could make both only borderline starts moving forward despite the heavy lean on the run game.