No Christian McCaffrey, no problem.
The Carolina Panthers just keep on bringing the surprises here in Week 7. And the latest shock of the day came courtesy of their backfield, one that’s in the very first game of the post-CMC era.
Already up 7-0 on the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers with about four minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Panthers took over at their own 23-yard line. Following an incompletion to start the possession, which almost wound up as another beautiful grab from wide receiver DJ Moore, running back D’Onta Foreman rumbled down the field for a monstrous 60-yard gain.
Dont'a Foreman 60 yard run! #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/ynYq6xKmAd
— Pro Football Culture (@proftblculture) October 23, 2022
On the very next play, from Tampa Bay’s 17-yard line, fellow rusher Chuba Hubbard did the rest and slithered up the middle for his first touchdown run of the 2022 season. The score helped give Carolina a 14-0 lead at the 3:11 mark of the third quarter.
Leap in @Hubbard_RMN 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Wre3brNM6G
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 23, 2022
Ironically enough, this 77-yard scoring drive between Foreman and Hubbard came not too long after Panthers fans saw this . . .
This is weird to see during a #Panthers game in progress pic.twitter.com/14HhENq6L5
— Edgar Salmingo, Jr. ✌️ (@PanthersAnalyst) October 23, 2022
