Rico Dowdle Week 6 Outlook - Cowboys at Panthers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Fri, Oct 10th 2025, 8:35pm EDT

Rico Dowdle will be the Panthers' starting running back again this week with Chuba Hubbard ruled out. Dowdle smashed last week as THE RB1 for the week with a massive 32.4 PPR point performance. He played 67.1% of the snaps with 26 touches and 234 total yards. Among 48 qualifying backs, Dowdle ranks sixth in explosive run rate, seventh in missed tackles forced per attempt, and 14th in yards after contact per attempt. Last week, he had a 41.2% route share and a 13.3% target share. He should have another strong outing against his former team this week. Dallas has allowed the 11th-most rushing yards per game, the third-highest explosive run rate, and the 11th-highest missed tackle rate.