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Charlotte gave us a matinee thriller, and the Big Cats clawed it out. Miami sprinted to a 17-0 lead behind a clean day from Tua Tagovailoa (27/36, 256 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT), featuring strikes to Darren Waller (5/78/1) and a rocket to Jaylen Waddle (6/110/1). But the Panthers packed their lunch pail and wore the paint off the turf, flipping the script with a bruising ground game and timely throws from Bryce Young (19/30, 198 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT).

Enter the tone-setter: Rico Dowdle (23 carries, 206 yards, 1 TD). He gashed Miami with chunk runs all afternoon—think backbreaking bursts of 53 and 43—and Carolina rode that wave to a 27-24 comeback win. The drive of the day ended with Young finding rookie tight end Mitchell Evans for the go-ahead 4-yard score with 1:59 left, a dagger after Miami had briefly snatched the lead on Waddle’s 46-yard house call. (espn.com)

That last Panthers march had some spice: a gutsy fourth-and-5 dart to Jimmy Horn Jr. kept it alive, Patrick Jones II buried Tua on the next Miami series, and a late pass interference flag helped ice it. The stat tale tells the truth—Carolina stacked up 437 yards of total offense and a steamrolling 239 on the ground, while Miami mustered just 19 rush yards as the Panthers’ front four kept the pocket hot when it mattered most. For the record, Dowdle’s 206 matched the second-highest single-game rushing total in franchise history. (espn.com)

Big Dill of the Game: Rico Dowdle — 23 totes, 206 and a touchdown, plus the heartbeat of a 17-point rally. That’s a grown-man Sunday. This is Dillon “Big Dill” Smith for Big Dill Sports — where ballin’ is a big dill.