The Dallas Cowboys announced news that everyone who has watched the team this season saw coming, with head coach Mike McCarthy saying Rico Dowdle is the team’s new leading running back.

Hosted by Dallas Houston Texas on Monday Night Football, the team has abandoned its “running back-by-committee approach” that has failed the offense.

Dowdle, who missed Week 8 with an illness, has bounced back strongly for the Cowboys and rejuvenated the team’s rushing attack.

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Now that the news is official, Dowdle shared his reaction to the team’s announcement.

“I’m looking forward and excited. I want to get the ball in my hands and show what I can do,” said Dowdle, per Jon Machota of The Athletic. “I definitely think I can go out and perform at a high level consistently.”

In Week 9, Dowdle rushed for 75 yards on 12 carries, while adding 53 yards on 12 carries in the team’s Week 10 loss to the Eagles.

Dowdle has also contributed 24 receptions and three receiving touchdowns this season.

We’ll see if he brings that high-level consistency to the offense in Week 11 in prime time.

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