The Cowboys have ruled out Rico Dowdle (ankle). This should translate into a few more touches for Tony Pollard.
Dowdle this season has totaled 315 rushing and 90 receiving yards off the bench, with 4 TDs – (he’s scored only 1 fewer touchdown than Pollard). For this game, the Cowboys don’t have a reserve running back they trust as much. They’ll be relying on some combination of Deuce Vaughn (who’s usually inactive), fullback Hunter Luepke and Malik Davis. Davis is on the practice squad but is the most experienced for these guys, running for 161 yards last year.
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