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Rico Dowdle Powers Panthers Past Cowboys 30-27 on Walk-Off Field Goal

Dowdle’s consecutive 200-plus-yard games throw a harsh light on Dallas’ run-defense problems.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 03: Dak Prescott #4 and CeeDee Lamb #88 of the Dallas Cowboys walk off the field after a a loss to the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 03, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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Trevon Diggs #7 of the Dallas Cowboys walks off of the field during an NFL football game against the New York Giants at AT&T Field on September 14, 2025 in Arlington, Texas.

Overview

  • The former Cowboys back totaled 239 yards from scrimmage with 183 rushing and a receiving touchdown, giving him 473 over two weeks for a Panthers two-game record and the NFL’s first back-to-back 200-plus-yard scrimmage games since 2020.
  • Carolina drained the final minutes with a 15-play, 71-yard march to set up rookie Ryan Fitzgerald’s 33-yard winner as time expired.
  • Bryce Young went 17-of-25 for 199 yards and three touchdowns, with rookie Tetairoa McMillan grabbing the first two TDs of his NFL career.
  • Dallas fell to 2-3-1 despite Dak Prescott’s 261 yards and three touchdowns and George Pickens’ 168 receiving yards, with coach Brian Schottenheimer citing failure to win the line of scrimmage.
  • Dowdle, who left Dallas in free agency on a one-year deal after a 1,079-yard 2024, started again with Chuba Hubbard sidelined by a calf injury and punctuated the win with a postgame jab: “They weren’t buckled up.”