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

The former Dallas back set a Panthers two-game scrimmage-yard record with consecutive 200-plus outings, sharpening questions about the Cowboys’ beleaguered run defense.

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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Overview

  • Dowdle totaled 239 yards from scrimmage against his old team (183 rushing, 56 receiving) for his second straight 200-plus game, pushing his two-week tally to a franchise-record 473.
  • Rookie Ryan Fitzgerald hit a 33-yard field goal as time expired after a 15-play, 71-yard drive that included a fourth-and-4 completion to Hunter Renfrow to keep the clock running.
  • Carolina improved to 3-3 and 3-0 at home, while Dallas fell to 2-3-1 after yielding 410 total yards and 216 on the ground to a team taking advantage of its hot hand at running back.
  • Bryce Young went 17-of-25 for 199 yards with three touchdowns, two to rookie Tetairoa McMillan, countering Dak Prescott’s 261 yards and three scores for Dallas.
  • Dowdle punctuated his pregame warning with a postgame quip—"They wasn't buckled up"—as Cowboys replacement Javonte Williams managed 29 rushing yards, and Dowdle’s surge prompted questions about the Panthers’ backfield once Chuba Hubbard returns.