The expectation entering the season was that if Dowdle could stay healthy, he had the best opportunity to be the Cowboys’ leading rusher. That probably meant he would end up with something like 600 to 800 rushing yards while No. 2 running back Ezekiel Elliott was somewhere in the 400 t0 500 range.

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is on the cusp on joining an elite club, but Rico Dowdle is standing in the way.

Dallas Cowboys fans have been clamoring for a shiny new running back for nearly a year. From Derrick Henry to Ashton Jeanty, the list of names linked to Dallas has been extensive, but those lists have wrongfully counted Rico Dowdle out. The Asheville ...

Rico Dowdle has been thriving, leading many to believe the Dallas Cowboys could ignore what is right in front of them.

The fifth-year running back enters Week 15 as one of the hottest RBs in the league. The Cowboys efforts to feed Dowdle has finally taken hold, even though they failed to capitalize on his glorious ways, limited him to just 18 carries last week despite averaging over seven yards a tote.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has liked seeing the success Rico Dowld has had in the run game over the last month. ... and it's part of this team's great UDFA success.

Keep Rico Dowdle and draft Ashton Jeanty? Sounds like a plan. But what's the "how to''? Cowboys predictions aside, the devil is in the details.

Less than 100 miles from his hometown, Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle had a day to remember with 149 yards in front of friends and family.

PM ET game airing live on NBC, bookmakers have posted player prop bets for Rico Dowdle. The Dallas Cowboys (6-8) and Dowdle face off versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dallas Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle's game is on the rise. Dowdle is coming off the first two 100-yard outings of his career the past two weeks, resetting his career best both times.

Sitting at 880 yards with three games to go, Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle seems destined to break the 1,000-yard barrier this season. Offensive lineman Brock Hoffma

Dowdle leads the Cowboys with 731 rushing yards on 152 carries, both career highs. That he has a chance at 1,000 yards is remarkable in a way, considering the start of the season. The Cowboys began with Dowdle and Ezekiel Elliott as a running back by committee. At different times, Dalvin Cook and Deuce Vaughn got some looks as the third runner.