4:40 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) carried the ball 25 times for 130 yards and two touchdowns and caught two of three targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 16-13 win over the Packers.

2:42 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) is expected to start Sunday's game at Green Bay and take a majority of carries, with Chuba Hubbard still part of the offense in a lesser role, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

12:00 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) coach Dave Canales hinted Monday that he's inclined to give Dowdle the bulk of the Panthers' carries moving forward rather than splitting the work evenly between Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard, Steve Reed of the Associated Press reports. "Chuba has meant a lot to this organization and certainly to the identity that we want to build and we wanted to give him the opportunity to go out there and to continue to impact our team in a positive way," Canales said. "But we cannot ignore the fact that Rico has been exceptional. ... We love tempo and violence that he is running with. These are things we are looking back on the last four games and really taking a snapshot of what has been successful for us."

6:05 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) rushed eight times for 54 yards and wasn't targeted in the Panthers' 40-9 loss to the Bills on Sunday.

6:42 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) rushed the ball 17 times for 79 yards in Sunday's 13-6 win over the Jets. He added one reception on two targets for 17 yards.

12:55 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) will compete with Chuba Hubbard for backfield touches Sunday against the Jets, and Panthers coach Dave Canales said Sunday the team has made a decision internally regarding which running back will get the majority of the carries, Steve Reed of The Associated Press reports.

3:59 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) coach Dave Canales didn't answer Wednesday when reporters asked him if Dowdle will start Sunday's game against the Jets, Steve Reed of the Associated Press reports.

4:59 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) rushed 30 times for 183 yards and brought in four of five targets for 56 yards and a touchdown in the Panthers' 30-27 win over the Cowboys on Sunday. He also fumbled once but recovered.

12:46 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) will start Sunday's game against the Cowboys, as David Newton of ESPN.com reports that Chuba Hubbard (calf) has been ruled out.

6:01 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) rushed 23 times for 206 yards and a touchdown and brought in three of four targets for 28 yards in the Panthers' 27-24 win over the Dolphins on Sunday.

1:37 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) Dave Canales said Dowdle will start Sunday against the Dolphins with fellow RB Chuba Hubbard (calf) ruled out for the contest, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.

9:57 AM - Rico Dowdle (Car) is expected to serve as the Panthers' starting running back for Sunday's game against the Dolphins with Chuba Hubbard (calf) likely to be sidelined for the Week 5 contest, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.

10:40 AM - Rico Dowdle (Car) rushed nine times for 32 yards and caught his only target for minus-2 yards in Sunday's 42-13 loss to the Patriots.

10:13 AM - Rico Dowdle (Car) rushed six times for nine yards and caught his only target for 10 yards during Sunday's 27-22 loss to the Cardinals.

10:19 AM - Rico Dowdle (Car) rushed three times for 12 yards and caught two of three targets for four yards during Sunday's 26-10 loss to the Jaguars.

4:54 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) rushed twice for two yards and secured his only target for 15 yards in the Panthers' 20-3 preseason loss to the Texans on Saturday afternoon.

7:14 PM - Rico Dowdle (Car) agreed to a one-year contract with the Panthers on Wednesday, Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer reports.