Rico Dowdle
RB
Pittsburgh Steelers▲ Hot
This is how RBs have played against the Bengals in the 2026 season.
RB2 = the second-highest-scoring RB against Bengals in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TB | Kenny Gainwell | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2 |  HOU | David Montgomery | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Average | 5.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ||
| Median | 5.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ||
| High | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4.4 | ||
| Low | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.8 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Rico Dowdle should do vs the BengalsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Bengals, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Rico Dowdle has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Bengals opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Rico Dowdle will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Bengals avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Rico Dowdle's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Rico Dowdle usually produces.
Projected is Rico Dowdle's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Bengals were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATL | 8 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2 | NE | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 6 | TB | 7 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 7 | NO | 9 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 14.6 |
| 8 | CLE | 15 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Dowdle avg | 9.2 | 34.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 16.4 | 0.0 | 8.9 | |
| Bengals RB2 avg | 5.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3.6 | |
| Difference | -3.7 | -22.3 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -7.9 | +0.0 | -5.3 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Dowdle averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreRico Dowdle vs the Bengals
Prediction for Rico Dowdle
Nobody knows which slot Rico Dowdle will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Bengals.
I predict about 8.2 points for Rico Dowdle if playing as a RB2. Rico Dowdle has averaged 5.3 over 2 games, and the Bengals have given up 3.6 to RB2s (-25% vs the league average of 4.8).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Rico Dowdle scored: Wk 1 4.1, Wk 2 6.4. Average 5.3; weighted toward recent games it is 9.1.
2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Bengals allowed 3.6 points to their opponent's RB2. The league average for that slot is 4.8, so that is -25%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -10% adjustment (x0.90).
4. Result. 9.1 x 0.90 = 8.2. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Rico Dowdle is to reach it as a RB2.
Why this percentage?
The projection (8.2) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 4.9 points, leaning on Rico Dowdle's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 8.
With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- RB2s have averaged 5.5 carries, 12.5 rushing yards and 1.5 receptions against the Bengals across 2 games.
- The Bengals allow 3.6 PPR points to RB2s, -25% versus the league average of 4.8 (ranked 22 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- 0 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 2.8 to 4.4 (median 3.6).
- RB2s scored a touchdown in 0 of 2 games (0%).
- Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.