BALLER MOVE: Sit
POSITIONAL VALUE: RB4/RB5
ANALYSIS: The Pittsburgh Steelers are not a team against whom you want to start a running back who's averaging 3.9 yards per carry and has less than 40 PPR fantasy points on the season. Dallas Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle didn't earn starter reps until his team decided it didn't want to invest in a real NFL backfield.
The results of that are showing. The Cowboys have almost no run game this year and have completely leaned on the pass. Dowdle does have some pass-catching upside, but it's not enough to move the needle from a definite sit to a possible start. The Steelers have allowed just 3.7 yards per rush attempt from opposing teams this season, and they've faced better RBs than Dowdle.
shoutout to the 4% of people who started Rico Dowdle tonight pic.twitter.com/89SnPeDFna
— NFL Fantasy Football (@NFLFantasy) September 27, 2024
He's worth stashing on benches and does have some juice, but it's a brutal matchup. The Steel City boys have bottled up Bijan Robinson and J.K. Dobbins and it doesn't look like they'll have much of an issue stuffing the Cowboys starting running back. Look elsewhere for running back starts this week. Dowdle should stay on the bench.
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