CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rico Dowdle has been phenomenal since stepping in as the Carolina Panthers' starting running back two weeks ago, totaling 473 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in two outings.

Coach Dave Canales now faces a tough decision: whether to keep Dowdle in the starting lineup once Chuba Hubbard returns from a calf injury, which could be as soon as this week against the New York Jets.

“A great question,” Canales said after the Panthers' 30-27 win over the Dallas Cowboys , which moved his team to 3-3. “We’re going to figure that part out. But I know Rico is doing a great job, and he will be a big part of what we’re doing.”

Canales calls it a good problem to have.

But that doesn't make the decision any easier, given the team's loyalty to Hubbard.

Dowdle, in his six

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