The Dallas Cowboys are again on the road this week looking to win their second game in a row.
Dak Prescott and the Dallas offense are playing maybe the best in football, and they will need to continue to do so against a team that just had a 4th quarter comeback because the Arizona Cardinals did not score a single point in the 4th quater.
The Panthers and Rico Dowdle, who had a career day last week, will look to see what they can do against the Cowboys’ worst-ranked defense.
GAME INFO:
Date: Sunday, October, 12th | Time: Noon.
Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina.
TV: FOX | Stream: FOX & FuboTV.
Radio: 105.3 The Fan (KRLD-FM), 107.5 La Grande in Spanish (KMVK-FM).
ODDS:
Moneyline (ML): Cowboys – 175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Panthers + 145 (bet $100 to win $145).
Against the spread (ATS): Cowboys – 3 (-120) | Panthers +3 (+100).
Over/Under (O/U): 49.5 (O: -108 | U: -108).
Buckle Up?
Yes, buckle up, that is what Rico Dowdle told the media after his career day last week. He was saying that in reference to the Cowboys coming to town this week.
“They got to buckle up,” Dowdle said of the Cowboys after the Panthers’ win, via ESPN. “I think they know for sure. They didn’t keep me there for five years for no reason.”
Let me first start by saying, Chuba Hubbard is their starting running back, and sure they allow Rico to get in the action, but just for thought, he ran for 206 yards last week, and he is still under 300 yards for the season.
George Pickens on Rico Dowdle telling the #Cowboys — his former team — to “buckle up” after his career game vs. MIA in W5:
“Nah, we’re buckled up every week, bro. I don't really know what he meant by that. I just know we gonna try to come out there to dominate and compete.” pic.twitter.com/XqwptVsh2N
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) October 8, 2025
He had a great game, congrats.
Breece Hall was the first running back to go over 100 yards on the Cowboys defense last week, and that is saying something.
The Cowboys’ defense is an issue, that is given, but honestly, the threat of other offensives passing the ball worries me more than the running backs this year.
Kenny Clark on Rico Dowdle saying the Cowboys need to buckle up Sunday: “Man he got to back it up. I’m not much into talking. They ain’t play nobody like us. We ain’t play them, so he’ll watch the film and see what he’s playing against.”
Look, I like the Cowboys in this game, and I like them by double digits.
The Panthers will do exactly what the Jets did for a quarter and a half and make people think it might be a game, but the Cowboys offense right now is the best in football.
The defense will bend, will probably give up a score early, but the Panthers don’t have the offense to stay with Dallas.
Cowboys 33, Panthers 20.
I’m with you on this 1 but personally I think a 40 burger is in the cards because of us having running and passing Williams is a beast and Rico 5 years and 1 game shouldn’t talk out the side of his mouth become the starter 1st
For the Cowboys to slow down Dowdle they need to keep on the bench Sanborn and let Shemar James, the wild man Liaufu, and Murray roam the backfield to nail those intermediate or undercover tosses that seem to plague this defense.