CHARLOTTE — Chuba Hubbard is aware of the narrative. He's heard the talk and seen the numbers, and he knows there is a conversation to be had when it comes to the division of carries between him and Rico Dowdle .

"Obviously, this has been a topic of conversation for the last few weeks," Hubbard admitted Monday, following the Panthers' Week 8 game against the Bills.

The conversation centers around the split of work between the two 1,000-yard running backs. Hubbard began the season as the incumbent starter in the backfield and held that role through the first four weeks. Then, during the Panthers' Week 4 game, he suffered a calf injury that sidelined him for two weeks.

During that time, Dowdle took over and posted back-to-back weeks of 200-plus yards from scrimmage, setting a new fran

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