Rico Dowdle — Week 7: 15 Touches, 86 Yards
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 26
Dowdle ran 9 times for 41 yards and caught all 6 of his targets for 45 against the Saints, and opened the clock-killing final drive with a 16-yard run, in Pittsburgh's 16-10 win in Paris.
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Rico Dowdle had his busiest game of the season against the Saints: 9 carries for 41 yards and 6 catches on 6 targets for 45, with -0.9 expected points added (EPA) on the ground and +1.6 through the air. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. Three of his 9 carries gained positive EPA.
The run that mattered came up 16-10 with 5:52 left: first and 10 at the Pittsburgh 35, 16 yards off right tackle to the New Orleans 49, +1.2 EPA. He added a 6-yard catch and a 5-yard run on that drive, and the Saints never got the ball back. His 5-yard run on first and 9 to the New Orleans 4 came the snap before Darnell Washington's touchdown, and his 11-yard catch opened the drive that ended in a 47-yard field goal at the half.
It was a step up on a slow start. Through Week 6, in three games, he had 22 carries for 77 yards and -5.1 EPA, -0.23 a carry, and 7 catches for 37 yards; here it was -0.10 a carry.
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