Chuba Hubbard — Week 9: 23 Yards on Fourth and 1
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 9
Hubbard ran 16 times for 79 yards and caught 4 of 5 targets for 17 against the Broncos, with a 23-yard fourth-down run that set up a touchdown, in Carolina's 26-21 loss at home.
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Chuba Hubbard ran a little better than his season rate against the Broncos: 16 carries, 79 yards and +1.5 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position, plus 4 catches on 5 targets for 17 yards. Seven of his carries, 43.8%, were successful, meaning they gained what the situation asked for.
His biggest run came down 10-0 with 1:49 left in the half. Fourth and 1 at the Denver 35, he went around left end for 23 yards to the 12: +2.9 EPA and 9.4 points of win probability, the estimate of each side's chance to win. Tommy Tremble caught a touchdown two snaps later. Down 26-14 with 4:21 left, his 3-yard catch on fourth and 1 at the Denver 40 kept the scoring drive going, +1.6 EPA. The worst carry was a 4-yard loss to Nik Bonitto from the Carolina 12 in the third.
Through Week 8, in seven games, he had 118 carries for 540 yards, 5 touchdowns and +7.0 EPA, +0.06 a carry; here it was +0.10, at 4.9 yards a carry against 4.6.
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