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Dowdle

RB · PIT vs CLE

Kickoff Sun 1:00 PM ET

Projected points8.3pts

Tracy

RB · BYE

Bye

Projected points—

Rico Dowdle or Tyrone Tracy Jr.: Who Should I Start in Week 8?

Start Rico Dowdle.

Highlights

Injuries as of Fri 2:00 PM ET
DowdleStartRB · PIT vs CLEProjected8.3pts

Helps him

  1. −3.5spreadEdgeHis team is expected to lead, which tends to mean more carries late.

Hurts him

  1. 23%touchesHe handles only 23% of his team’s touches, so the work is shared.
  2. CLEvs RBsEdgeCLE is the 6th toughest defense for running backs.

EdgeFrom the game around him.

Stat comparison

Every player you picked, stat by stat, most important first.

Stat
Scoring
ProjectionDowdle: 8.3Tracy: On bye
TD pointsof the projectionDowdle: 1.7Tracy: On bye
Expected TDsthis weekDowdle: 0.29Tracy: On bye
Projected team pointsDowdle: 21.5Tracy: On bye
Goal line carriesper gameDowdle: 0.0Tracy: 0.3 (best)
Red zone carriesper gameDowdle: 1.3 (best)Tracy: 0.6
Red zone targetsper gameDowdle: 0.3 (best)Tracy: 0.1
Role
Snap shareDowdle: 39% (best)Tracy: 14%
Usage worthptsDowdle: 10.1 (best)Tracy: 3.5
Touch shareDowdle: 23% (best)Tracy: 7%
Target shareDowdle: 12% (best)Tracy: 2%
Touches / gameDowdle: 11.0 (best)Tracy: 3.4
Targets / gameDowdle: 4.3 (best)Tracy: 1.0
Air yards shareDowdle: Behind the lineTracy: 0.2%
Vacated touches this weekDowdle: 0.0Tracy: 0.0
High value touches / gameDowdle: 3.5 (best)Tracy: 1.1
Goal line carry shareDowdle: 0%Tracy: 22% (best)
Red zone touches / gameDowdle: 1.5 (best)Tracy: 0.7
Rush success rateDowdle: 26%Tracy: 37% (best)
Breakaway rate (20+ yd runs)Dowdle: 0%Tracy: 0%
Usage worth vs scoredDowdle: Earned by usage 10.1Scored 8.3Tracy: Earned by usage 3.5Scored 4.6
Rush yards / gameDowdle: 29.5 (best)Tracy: 7.9
Points from rushingDowdle: 36%Tracy: 55%
WOPRDowdle: 0.18 (best)Tracy: 0.03
RZ target shareDowdle: 7% (best)Tracy: 4%
Inside 10 target shareDowdle: 11% (best)Tracy: 0%
Catch rateDowdle: 76% (best)Tracy: 71%
Rushing points / gameDowdle: 3.0 pts / game (best)Tracy: 2.5 pts / game
Rushing floorDowdle: 3.0 pts / game (best)Tracy: 1.8 pts / game
Range
FloorDowdle: 5.4Tracy: On bye
CeilingDowdle: 12.5Tracy: On bye
Points from TDssteadier when lowerDowdle: 0%Tracy: 56%
Big weeks (20+ pts)Dowdle: 0%Tracy: 11% (best)
Dud weeks (under 8 pts)lower is betterDowdle: 75%Tracy: 34% (best)
SteadinessDowdle: Steady (best)±4.5 pts · 4 gamesTracy: Steady±7.7 pts
Matchup
Matchup gradevs his positionDowdle: D+2026, 7 gmTracy: On bye
Game scriptDowdle: Expected to leadTracy: On bye
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterDowdle: 1.3Tracy: On bye
Defense funnelDowdle: NeutralTracy: On bye
Opp rush yds allowedDowdle: 20th (average)Tracy: On bye
Backfield roleDowdle: BackupTracy: Out this week
Opp defender outDowdle: Davis (DT)Tracy: On bye
Roof / surfaceDowdle: OpengrassTracy: On bye
Rest / scheduleDowdle: NormalTracy: On bye
Opp paceDowdle: 22nd (slow)Tracy: On bye
Opp stuff rateDowdle: 23%2nd (tough)Tracy: On bye
Opp yards per carry allowedDowdle: 4.628th (soft)Tracy: On bye
Opp pass yds allowedDowdle: 8th (tough)Tracy: On bye
Opp deep targets allowed / gameDowdle: 0.01st (tough)Tracy: On bye
Opp catch rate allowedDowdle: 77%14th (average)Tracy: On bye
Starting QBDowdle: Rodgers (Active)Tracy: McCarthy (Active)
Form
Last 3 avgDowdle: 9.6Tracy: 10.8 (best)
Last 5 avgDowdle: 8.3 (best)Tracy: 6.5
vs seasonDowdle: +1.4Tracy: +6.2 (Rising) (best)
Yards per carryDowdle: 3.8 (best)Tracy: 2.9
Carries / gameDowdle: 7.8 (best)Tracy: 2.7
Yards per route runDowdle: 1.64Tracy: 1.74 (best)
Receiving aDOTDowdle: −0.6Tracy: 0.6
Touch share trendDowdle: Left 2 games hurtTracy: Steady
Games since injuryDowdle: 2Tracy: None recently
Crowd
Nuvela position ranklower is betterDowdle: RB29Tracy: On bye
Yards linerushingDowdle: 27.5Tracy: On bye

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