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Pittsburgh Steelers · 2026
Rico Dowdle injury: status and who’s next up
Week 3 injury report
OutToe· Did not practice
Rico Dowdle is listed as out (toe) for Week 3. That designation means the team expects he will not play.
Next game: CIN at PIT, Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM EDT. Game-day inactives are posted about 90 minutes before kickoff and are the final word.
Week 3 report. Status last changed ; feed checked .
Where Rico Dowdle fits in the Pittsburgh Steelers backfield
Jaylen Warren starts and Eli Heidenreich is our published next man up. Rico Dowdle sits further down the room, so his status matters most in a week when one of them is also unavailable.
Backfield analysis published .
Rico Dowdle on the 2026 injury report
| Week | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3 | Out | Toe | Did not practice |
Each row is the last status the team reported for that week. Weeks without a row mean he was not on the report. Source: official NFL weekly injury reports, as published in the nflverse data release.
The production behind the names
2026 regular season. Recorded production, not a projection. A missing stat line is not a zero.
| Player | Games with stats | Carries | Receptions | Total yards | PPR / game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15 | 4 | 65 | 5.3 |
Carries + receptions, last 2 recorded games in 2026
Totals include all teams played for that season. Per-game averages use games with recorded stats. Source: nflverse player statistics.
See every running back on this week’s injury report, or compare handcuffs for every starter. Statuses come from team reports and do not establish game-day availability.
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