The Carolina Panthers have called the 7th-most plays in the league this year, totaling a whopping 60.5 plays per game.The leading projections forecast Rico Dowdle to accrue 3.5 targets this week, on average, ranking him in the 84th percentile when it comes to running backs.The projections expect Rico Dowdle to be much more involved in his team's passing attack in this week's game (11.5% projected Target Share) than he has been this year (4.5% in games he has played).When it comes to protecting the passer (and the positive effect it has on all air attack stats), the O-line of the Panthers profiles as the 6th-best in the league this year.Rico Dowdle's 83.3% Adjusted Catch% this year reflects a noteable gain in his pass-catching prowess over last year's 80.0% mark.
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