Rico Dowdle ran for over 200 yards last week against the Miami Dolphins. When he was asked about his performance after the fact, he noted that his old team in the Dallas Cowboys had better “buckle up”
with regards to facing him with his new team in the Carolina Panthers.
Sunday came. The Cowboys were not buckled up.
Dowdle finished Sunday’s Panthers win with 30 carries (also the number of points Carolina scored) for 183 yards. He also had 4 receptions for 56 yards and a score. He lived up to the shot he called in every possible way.
When asked about it all following the contest Rico seemed to troll the Cowboys in saying “they wasn’t buckled up.”
It is often said that history is written by the winners and on Sunday afternoon Dowdle held the pen. While bragging about success against the current version of the Cowboys defense is a bit of a choice at the end of the day, he lived up to his end of the bargain.
