FRISCO — Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle enters the final two weeks of the regular season with a chance to reach a career milestone: 1,000 rushing yards. Dowdle has 903 yards on 190 carries as the Cowboys face the Eagles on Sunday.

Luckily, running back Rico Dowdle has blossomed into one of the league's best running backs during the second half of the season and can provide a consistent rushing threat. MORE: Cowboys vs. Eagles: 3 keys to victory for NFL Week 17If the Cowboys rely heavily on Dowdle against the Eagles in Week 17,

The expectation entering the season was that if Dowdle could stay healthy, he had the best opportunity to be the Cowboys’ leading rusher. That probably meant he would end up with something like 600 to 800 rushing yards while No. 2 running back Ezekiel Elliott was somewhere in the 400 t0 500 range.