{"id":2780,"date":"2024-11-14T14:52:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=2780"},"modified":"2024-11-14T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:52:55","slug":"breaking-cowboys-running-game-showing-surprising-promise-for-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=2780","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys running game showing surprising promise for future"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5291,h_2976,x_0,y_339\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01jcnfw6nrpte3yas8em.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle runs the ball against the Philadelphia Eagles.\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_c5qjuapvr\">One of the main storylines surrounding the Dallas Cowboys season has been the lack of an explosive running game.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_agpafxmjk\">Through the first two months of the season, the Cowboys ranked at the bottom of the league in multiple rushing categories.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_22lt9nin7\">However, in recent weeks, there has been a spark.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_otji2ybng\">Rico Dowdle is finally getting more carries after being forced to miss a game with an illness, and he has the Cowboys towards the top of the league in a key rushing category.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_1pv29jvut\">Dallas is averaging 5.2 yards per carry over the past two weeks which ranks third in the NFL.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Over the past two weeks, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cowboys<\/a> are averaging 5.2 yards per carry, 3rd best in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Translation: Give Rico Dowdle the ball more.<\/p>\n<p>(stat via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallascowboys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dallascowboys<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hrlnuigy2y\">pic.twitter.com\/Hrlnuigy2y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brandon Loree (@Brandoniswrite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brandoniswrite\/status\/1857039157047996814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_dotzxx8io\">In Week 9, Dowdle rushed for 75 yards on 12 carries, while adding 53 yards on 12 carries in the team&#8217;s Week 10 loss to the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_zdi9rfsxw\">Dowdle also continuted with 24 receptions and three receiving touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_eh5mziew3\">With Dak Prescott out for the season, relying on the surging running game will provide a much-needed boost to the Cowboys offense as they look to close round out the offense with Cooper Rush and Trey Lance under center.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_xi5go1bez\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rico Dowdle has led the Dallas Cowboys rushing attack in recent weeks and has provided a spark that shows a surprising promise to the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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