With Sanders now out for at least the next four games, the Panthers will get to utilize second-round pick Jonathon Brooks—who is expected to make his pro debut on Sunday. The rookie back has been sidelined for over a year after tearing his ACL.

Hubbard is on some type of run at the moment. Not only is he a few weeks detached from signing a life-changing four-year, $33.2 million extension, but he's entering Week 12 off a career-best performance and as the league's fourth-leading rusher.