The Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys meet on Thursday Night Football for an NFC matchup. Both teams played on Thanksgiving with Seattle losing to the San Francisco 49ers, 31-13. Dallas beat the Washington Commanders, 45-10. The Cowboys’ win puts them in fifth place in the conference, while the Seahawks’ loss dropped them to seventh.
Game Information
Seattle Seahawks (6-5) at Dallas Cowboys (8-3)
Kickoff: Thursday, 8:15 ET, Amazon Prime or fuboTV
Location: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Point Spread: Dallas -9 (-110)
Total: 46.5, Over -110, Under -110
Moneyline: Seattle +345, Dallas -455
The line for this game opened with Dallas as a -7.5 favorite, but with money coming in on the home team, that number has been pushed up to -9 at Caesars Sportsbook.
Seattle Seahawks Must Limit Turnovers, Penalties
Seattle has lost its last two games and sits at No. 7 in the NFC standings. The Seahawks have had recent success against Dallas, winning four of their last five games against the Cowboys. They’ve also really struggled on the road, losing their last three games away from home.
Penalties and turnovers have been some of Seattle’s biggest issues over the last few weeks. They turned the ball over once and were flagged 12 times for 130 yards in Week 11 against the Los Angeles Rams. Last weekend against the 49ers, Seattle only surrendered 39 penalty yards but had two turnovers. If the Seahawks can’t fix those issues on Thursday, there’s no way they’re going to win. Dallas ranks third in the league in interceptions with 12. They are first in interceptions returned for touchdowns with five.
Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith was dealing with an elbow injury last weekend, so keep an eye on his status. Kenneth Walker III was also held out of Week 11. The running back is currently listed as questionable for Thursday. Seattle could really use him back in the lineup despite rookie RB Zach Charbonnet taking over the workload. The Seahawks offense has stalled over the last few weeks, failing to score an offensive touchdown in its last seven quarters. The offense has also only found the end zone three times over the last four games. If that continues, I don’t see Seattle hanging in this game.
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Dallas Cowboys Find Success at Home
The Cowboys have been a juggernaut at home over the last two seasons, winning 13 straight at AT&T Stadium. They’ve also outscored opponents 198-60 at home this season.
Offensively, the Cowboys own the NFL’s No. 1 scoring offense. They average 31.5 points per game. There are a number of factors contributing to that with one of them being the offensive line. The O-line has done a great job of protecting QB Dak Prescott and allowing him time to go through his progressions. Prescott has been sacked 22 times this season but hasn’t recorded a single sack in the last three weeks. He’s also thrown for at least three touchdowns in four of his last five games. It certainly helps when you have someone like CeeDee Lamb catching passes. Lamb went through a four-game stretch from mid-October to mid-November in which he topped 100 yards receiving in each game.
Defensively, the Cowboys are one of the best teams in the league. Cornerback Daron Bland just set an NFL record on Thanksgiving with his fifth interception return for a touchdown this season. Dallas is allowing the second-fewest receptions (9.7) and receiving yards (117) per game to opposing wide receivers. It’s also allowing the second-fewest passing attempts (29) and passing yards (188) to opposing quarterbacks.
Case made for Seahawks, Cowboys
The knock against Dallas is that all eight of its wins this year have come against teams with a losing record. That said, it’s done it in dominating fashion, outscoring its last three opponents by a combined score of 127-37.
At 6-5, Seattle is barely above .500 and has really struggled taking care of the ball, which is something that this Cowboys’ defense will take advantage of. The Seahawks pass defense ranks in the bottom 10 in a number of different categories and I don’t see it being able to slow down Prescott and his receiving corps. I’ll back the Cowboys at home and lay the nine points. – Kate Constable
First off, I don’t trust the Cowboys. Let’s just get that out of the way. We’ve seen this year after year after year. Right when they’re about to turn the corner and become trustworthy, they have a game or two that scratches heads and then they get eliminated early in the playoffs. Until they prove me wrong, I’m going to continue believing that will happen. Even though this Seahawks team has been disappointing, losing two in a row, Seattle has gone 20-5 ATS after losing two straight outright under Pete Carroll, which is a testament to his leadership and stability. It’s also worth mentioning that the Seahawks have gone 22-7 ATS in games where the total ranged from 45.5 to 49. It is currently at 46.5 at Caesars. I’ll take the nine points and Seattle. – Dan Karpuc
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