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PositiveMatchupOct 29, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Rico Dowdle was RB22 last week with 15 touches and 86 total yards, playing 44.4% of snaps with 30% of rushing attempts and a 55.9% route share (20% target share); he has a decent 2.06 yards after contact per attempt and 10% missed tackle rate. Dowdle could post another strong week against the Browns' porous run defense, which has allowed the second-highest explosive run rate, third-most yards after contact per attempt, and fourth-highest missed tackle rate over their last five games.
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PositiveUsageOct 28, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Dowdle ranks RB50 in half PPR points per game on RB36 expected points across four appearances, but set season highs in Week 7 against New Orleans with 11.6 half PPR points on 12.6 expected points while catching all six targets for 45 yards alongside nine carries for 41 yards. His target involvement has climbed across each of his last three active games, rising from two targets in Week 2 to four in Week 6 and six in Week 7, producing a baseline of 3.3 receptions per game (13th).
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PositiveRoleOct 27, 2026Behind the Steel Curtain
Dowdle is one of the best backups in the league and a key part of Pittsburgh's running back combination with Jaylen Warren. In Sunday's win over New Orleans, Dowdle and Warren combined for 223 of Pittsburgh's 343 rushing yards, demonstrating the effectiveness of the two-back approach. Head coach Mike McCarthy emphasized the importance of this pairing, stating 'Anytime we can just line up and give you Jaylen and Rico all day, that's a good day for us.'
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PositiveRoleOct 26, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
The Steelers have found the right balance of carries for Warren and Dowdle, with Warren getting 18 carries and Dowdle getting nine for 41 yards plus 45 receiving yards. Since returning from injury, Dowdle has been a great complement to Jaylen Warren with drastically improved efficiency, averaging 4.6 yards per carry on Sunday while hauling in six passes. Dowdle and Warren are becoming the one-two punch that Steelers fans were hoping for at the start of the season, with this being the second straight game Dowdle has given them juice in this role.
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PositiveRoleOct 26, 2026Behind the Steel Curtain
Since returning from injury, Dowdle has been a great complement to Jaylen Warren in a balanced backfield approach. In Week 7, he had nine carries for 41 yards and added 45 receiving yards on six receptions. His efficiency has drastically improved, averaging 4.6 yards per carry on Sunday. The Steelers have found the right balance with Warren receiving 18 carries while Dowdle gets meaningful touches, creating the one-two punch that fans hoped for at the start of the season.
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PositiveRoleOct 26, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Dowdle has put together back-to-back strong performances in the change-of-pace role since returning from injury. Last week he averaged 5.7 yards on nine carries in his first game back; on Sunday he had his best game yet as a Steeler, totaling 86 yards from scrimmage with six catches and averaging 4.6 yards per carry, also producing a run of 15-plus yards in consecutive games. In the four games where both running backs have been available, the Steelers have distributed touches at a 60-40 split favoring Warren (65 touches to Dowdle's 44), and the team is 3-1 in those games. The Steelers have also shifted their run-game calling from 60% zone concepts in Weeks 1-2 to a near 50-50 zone-versus-gap split by Week 7, with duo concepts now called on roughly 35% of runs—a shift that better fits Dowdle's skill set.
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