India, Oct. 6 -- Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle came into the Week 5 game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday as a replacement for Chuba Hubbard. After the Panthers' last-minute 27-24 win, head coach Dave Canales will surely wonder if Dowdle should replace Hubbard as RB1 for good.

The 27-year-old finished the game with 23 carries for 206 yards to go with one touchdown in what has been one of his career-best performances. However, Panthers fans, and those fantasy managers who drafted Dowdle, as he had to leave the field with an apparent injury.

Rico Dowdle left the game with an apparent injury to his legs. Based on the broadcast footage, it seemed that Dowdle's calf was hurt. Some reports claim that he was only suffering fro...