The Carolina Panthers' decision to hand over play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Brad Idzik has turned out to be a phenomenal one. While the sample size is still relatively small, he's been a dramatic step up over head coach Dave Canales in this department—with the unit averaging the second-most yards and fourth-most points in the NFL going into Week 7.
Idzik's scheme has helped starting quarterback Bryce Young make the long-awaited breakthrough to a high level of play. It's also got starting running back Chuba Hubbard playing the best ball of his NFL career.
In their latest win, a 25-14 triumph over the Philadelphia Eagles, Hubbard ran for just 24 yards in the first half. But, in what's become a bit of a trend here in 2026, he helped
carry the offense in the second half and finished with 120 rushing yards and a touchdown.
For his efforts, Hubbard earned a game ball from Tyler Sullivan at CBS Sports. Sullivan writes:
Hubbard was leaned on quite a bit in Week 6, logging a season-high 28 carries in the win over the Eagles in Philly. He turned those carries into 120 yards on the ground and a touchdown. This is the first time in Hubbard's career that he's logged back-to-back games with at least 120 yards. He's also just one of five Panthers backs to have back-to-back games with at least 120 yards rushing and a rushing touchdown, and the first since Jonathan Stewart in 2009.
Hubbard has now run for 426 yards on 89 attempts (4.8 yards per attempt) and four touchdowns on the season. As a receiver, he's added another 11 catches, 85 yards and two scores.
Plus, his average of 85.2 rushing yards per game is a new career high, as is his 55.1-percent success rate.
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