NFL Preview: Seattle Seahawks (6-5) at Dallas Cowboys (8-3)

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STADIUM: AT&T Stadium

REFEREE: Clete Blakeman

DATE: Thursday, November 30, 2023

GAME TIME: 8:15 PM ET

Prime Video: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung

Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, Tony Boselli

SiriusXM (team name linked to SXM App) SEA: 81 or 226 DAL: 83 or 225 National: 88

ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: DAL leads series 10-9 (SEA won 5 of past 6. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/27/20: DAL 31 at SEA 38.

HEAD COACHES NOTES: Pete Carroll vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 6-3 Reg. Season: 167-117-1 (.588) Postseason: 11-11 (.500). Mike McCarthy vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 6-6 Reg. Season: 163-100-2 (.619) Postseason: 11-10 (.524).

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS NOTES:

• QB GENO SMITH has 20 TDs (19 pass, 1 rush) vs. 8 INTs for 99.2 rating in his past 13 road starts. Has TD pass vs. 0 INTs & 90+ rating in 5 of his past 6 primetime starts.

• RB KENNETH WALKER has 4 rush TDs in 5 road games this season.

• RB ZACH CHARBONNET (rookie) had 58 scrimmage yards (47 rush, 11 rec.) in Week 12. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 4th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards.

• WR TYLER LOCKETT has 6th-straight season with 50+ catches (54) & 500+ rec. yards (575). Has 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his past 6 road games. Had 9 catches for 100 yards & 3 rec. TDs in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with TD catch.

• WR DK METCALF has 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his past 6 & aims for his 4th in row on road with 50+ rec. yards. Needs 7 catches for 5th-straight 50-catch season. Had 4 catches for 110 yards & rec. TD in last meeting.

• LB BOBBY WAGNER has 113 tackles in 2023, his 12th-straight season with 100+ tackles. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Dal. with PD.

• LB JORDYN BROOKS had 12 tackles & 1st-career INT-TD in Week 12. Is 1 of 4 with 10+ tackles in 25+ games (25) since 2021. Needs 5 tackles for 3rd-straight 100+ tackle season.

• S JAMAL ADAMS had season-high 2 TFL last week & aims for his 5th in row with TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with PD.

• S QUANDRE DIGGS had 3rd PD of season last week. Has 61 tackles in 2023, his 4th-straight 60+ tackle season.

• S JULIAN LOVE had INT in his last game vs. Dal. (11/24/22 w/ NYG) & aims for his 4th in row vs. Dal. with 10+ tackles.

• CB DEVON WITHERSPOON leads all rookies with 14 PD in 2023, incl. PD in 9 of 10 career games.

DALLAS COWBOYS NOTES:

• DALLAS is 1st team ever to win each of 1st 5 home games of season by 20+ points. Has won past 13 home games, longest active streak in NFL.

• QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 331 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 142.1 rating in Week 12, his 4th game with 300+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes in 2023, most in NFL. Is 11-0 in his past 11 home starts with 29 TDs (27 pass, 2 rush) vs. 9 INTs for 114.6 rating. Has 18 TDs (16 pass, 2 rush) vs. 5 INTs for 104.6 rating in 9 career home Thursday starts. Passed for 472 yards & 3 TDs in last meeting.

• RB TONY POLLARD had 6 catches, 103 scrimmage yards (79 rush, 24 rec.) & 4th rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD. Needs 98 scrimmage yards for 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season.

• WR CEEDEE LAMB ranks 3rd in NFL with 1,066 rec. yards in 2023, his 3rd-straight season with 1,000+ rec. yards. Ranks 6th in NFL with 78 receptions, his 4th-straight 70+ catch season. Aims for his 4th in row overall & 5th in row at home with TD catch. Has 338 career catches & can become 4th player ever (Justin Jefferson, Jarvis Landry & Michael Thomas) with 350+ catches in 1st 4 seasons.

• WR BRANDIN COOKS had 4th rec. TD of season last week.

• CB DARON BLAND had career-high 10 tackles & 5th INT-TD of season last week, most in season in NFL history. Aims for his 3rd in row with INT-TD & 4th in row with INT. Leads NFL with 7 INTs in 2023.

• LB MICAH PARSONS has 11.5 sacks in 2023 & became 3rd player since 1982 with 11+ sacks in each of 1st 3 seasons. Has sack in 6 o this past 7 games & aims for his 3rd in row with 1.5+ sacks.

• DT JONATHAN HANKINS had 2 sacks in Week 12, his 2ndcareer multi-sack game.