Rico Dowdle — Week 8: 15 Carries, First Touchdown
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 2
Dowdle ran 15 times for a season-high 56 yards and his first rushing touchdown of the season against the Browns, in Pittsburgh's 27-6 win.
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Rico Dowdle scored Pittsburgh's first touchdown against the Browns and finished with his best rushing line of the season: 15 carries, 56 yards, a touchdown and +2.6 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. That is +0.18 a carry, and 7 of the 15 were successful carries, 46.7%.
The touchdown drive was his. Tied 0-0 after the strip-sack gave Pittsburgh the ball at the Cleveland 45, he ran up the middle for 15, around the right end for 9, and then, on second and 1 at the 9 with 8:02 left in the first, through the right side for the score. His first 7 carries gained 57 yards. His last 8, after it was 27-6, lost 1.
It is a turn from his first four games. Through Week 7 he had 31 carries for 118 yards and no touchdowns, -6.0 EPA, -0.19 a carry and a 25.8% success rate, with a high of 41 yards against the Saints.
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