By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer Dallas Cowboys 27 Carolina Panthers 30 Final

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rico Dowdle warned his former Dallas Cowboys teammates last week they'd better get ready and buckle up.

“They wasn't buckled up,” Dowdle said.

The sixth-year running back went over 200 yards from scrimmage for the second straight week and rookie Ryan Fitzgerald kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired as the Carolina Panthers defeated the Cowboys 30-27 in a wild back-and-forth game on Sunday.

Bryce Young completed 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards and threw two of his three touchdown passes to rookie Tetairoa McMillan to help the Panthers (3-3) improve to 3-0 at home.

Dowdle, who spent five years with the Cowboys before signing earlier this year with the Panthers, ran

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