Chuba Hubbard Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Bears

Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard will be up against the team with last year's 27th-ranked rushing defense, the Chicago Bears (134.5 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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Chuba Hubbard Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.7
• Projected Rushing Yards: 63.41
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.39
• Projected Receiving Yards: 8.88
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.07

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Hubbard 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Hubbard was 41st at his position (and 159th overall) in fantasy points, with 95.4 (6.4 per game).
• Hubbard accumulated 18.4 fantasy points -- 17 carries, 83 yards; 2 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD -- in his best game last season, in Week 13 versus the Los Angeles Rams.
• In Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams, Hubbard posted 17.9 fantasy points (his second-highest total last season), via these numbers: 13 carries, 46 yards, 2 TDs.
• Hubbard picked up -0.2 fantasy points -- 4 carries, 12 yards -- in Week 17 against the Seattle Seahawks, which ended up being his worst game of the season.
• In his second-worst fantasy performance of the season, Hubbard picked up 1.5 points (3 carries, 14 yards) in Week 10 versus the New Orleans Saints.

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Bears Defensive Performance

• Chicago gave up over 300 passing yards to four QBs last year.
• 15 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Bears last year.
• Through the air last season, Chicago gave up at least two touchdown passes to nine opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Bears allowed three or more passing touchdowns to five opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Chicago let six players put up over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Bears last season, 25 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Chicago allowed six players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the run game, two players collected more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Bears last season.
• On the ground, Chicago allowed 12 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Only three players ran for multiple scores in a game against the Bears last year.

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