Rico Dowdle Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Browns

Dallas Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle will take on the team with last season's 11th-ranked rushing defense, the Cleveland Browns (105.5 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 4:25 PM ET on Sunday.

Daily fantasy players, is Dowdle worth considering for his upcoming matchup against the Browns? Keep reading, because we can help you make the right call.

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Dowdle vs. Browns Game Info

• Matchup: Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns
• Game Day: September 8, 2024
• Game Time: 4:25 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.30
• Projected Rushing Yards: 32.30
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.15
• Projected Receiving Yards: 9.11
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.05

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Dowdle 2023 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 187th overall and 46th at his position, Dowdle accumulated 74.5 fantasy points (4.7 per game) in 2023.
• Dowdle accumulated 13.9 fantasy points -- 12 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD -- in his best game last year, in Week 10 against the New York Giants.
• In Week 14 versus the Philadelphia Eagles, Dowdle put up 11.2 fantasy points (his second-best total last year), via this stat line: 12 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD.
• Dowdle accumulated 0.4 fantasy points -- 2 carries, 4 yards -- in his worst game of the season, Week 16 versus the Miami Dolphins.
• Dowdle collected 0.8 fantasy points -- 2 carries, 8 yards -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was in Week 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Browns Defensive Performance

• Cleveland surrendered more than 300 passing yards to one QB last year.
• Last season, the Browns allowed 13 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• In the passing game, Cleveland allowed seven players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Browns gave up at least three passing touchdowns to three opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Versus Cleveland last season, three players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Browns allowed 20 players to haul in a TD pass against them last season.
• Against Cleveland last year, three players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the ground game, two players recorded more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Browns last season.
• Against Cleveland last season, 13 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Browns allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to two players last season.

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