Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle finished Sunday’s regular-season finale with 72 rushing yards on 22 carries and a touchdown in a loss to the Commanders. Dowdle finished with 1,079 rushing yards, the most since Ezekiel Elliott’s 1,

Dowdle carried the ball 23 times for 104 yards against the Eagles. It’s Dowdle’s fourth 100-yard performance of the season — they’ve all come in the past five games. Prior to Dowdle’s hot streak, the Cowboys had the second-longest 100-yard rusher drought in the NFL.

The season is done for the Dallas Cowboys, as the Trey Lance-led squad couldn’t survive a back-and-forth second half against the Washington Commanders, losing 23-16 in the season finale. For Lance, it was a healthy effort despite the loss in his first start since 2022, and defensively Micah Parsons had a big day with 2.5 sacks.

The Dallas Cowboys were embarrassed by the Philadelphia Eagles but Rico Dowdle still made franchise history in Week 17.

Dowdle is on the verge of hitting a critical landmark that would truly establish himself as an RB1 ahead of free agency

Dallas Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle's second touchdown run of 2024 gives the Cowboys a late lead vs. D.C. Tampa Bay Buccaneers punter Jack Browning fumbles the snap and gets his punt blocked by New Orleans Saints fullback Adam Prentice during Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season.