Rico Dowdle Week 3 Outlook - Ravens at Cowboys

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 19th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Last week, Dowdle led the backfield with a 43% snap rate, 11 touches, and 59 total yards as the RB28 in fantasy. He led the way with 45% of the rushing down snaps while losing the battle to Elliott on passing downs (44% vs. 46%) and in the red zone (22% vs. 67%). Dowdle still hasn't broken an explosive run or forced a missed tackle while recording 2.0 yards after contact per attempt. Those numbers aren't great by any stretch, but they are still better than Elliott's 2024 resume. We could continue to see Dowdle eat into Elliott's work as we move through the season. Dowdle and Elliott are nothing more than touchdown-dependent flex plays this week. Baltimore has allowed the ninth-lowest explosive run rate and the second-best yards after contact per attempt and stuff rate.