Overview

• Carolina beat Dallas 30-27 in Charlotte to move to 3-3, with rookie Ryan Fitzgerald hitting a 33-yard winner as time expired.
• Rico Dowdle totaled 239 yards (183 rushing, 56 receiving) with a touchdown, giving him 473 scrimmage yards over two weeks to set a Panthers two-game record.
• Bryce Young converted a fourth-and-4 to Hunter Renfrow on the final drive to set up the winning kick after throwing three touchdowns earlier, including two to Tetairoa McMillan.
• Dallas surrendered 410 total yards and 216 on the ground, prompting criticism as coach Brian Schottenheimer cited losing the line of scrimmage in the late, clock-draining drive.
• With Chuba Hubbard sidelined by a calf injury, Dowdle started against the team that let him walk in free agency, outgaining his replacement Javonte Williams (29 rushing yards) and punctuating his pregame ‘buckle up’ warning with, “They wasn’t buckled up.”