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Updated Nov 3, 7:02 AM ET
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Week 13 · Monday 8:15 PM ET · Lumen Field

DALvsSEA

Cowboys offensevsSeahawks defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Cowboys, 8 for Seahawks. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

DAL offenseSEA offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Red zone touchdowns

Cowboys score a touchdown on 68% of red zone trips (10th). Seahawks allow 88% (32nd).

02
Opportunity

Deep middle is open

Seahawks are worst against deep middle throws, allowing +0.88 EPA per attempt. Cowboys send 3% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Tight ends go quiet

Seahawks give up 38 yards a game to tight ends (3rd), against a league average of 55. Cowboys' tight ends produce 32 (28th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Cowboys average +0.09 EPA per play (7th). Seahawks allow -0.09 (5th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

DAL Cowboys

4Dak PrescottQB · 197/302 · 2046 yds · 14 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.17 · 11th33Javonte WilliamsRB · 134 car · 528 yds · 9 TD · 20 recEPA per touch +0.01 · 16th88CeeDee LambWR · 60 rec · 709 yds · 6 TD · 92 tgtEPA per target +0.353George PickensWR · 39 rec · 533 yds · 2 TD · 62 tgtEPA per target +0.4192Quinnen WilliamsLeft Defensive End · 28 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD5 sacks · T-12th in the NFL26DaRon BlandRight Cornerback · 31 tackles · 6 PD6 passes defended · T-27th in the NFL

SEA Seahawks

14Sam DarnoldQB · 127/211 · 1478 yds · 10 TD · 9 INTEPA per dropback -0.07 · 28th26Zach CharbonnetRB · 6 car · 23 yds · 0 TD · 3 recEPA per touch -0.3311Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · 64 rec · 985 yds · 9 TD · 89 tgtEPA per target +0.72 · 6th88AJ BarnerTE · 21 rec · 203 yds · 0 TD · 34 tgtEPA per target -0.4013Ernest Jones IVRight Inside Linebacker · 81 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD3 sacks20Julian LoveFree Safety · 31 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL
The series · Cowboys and Seahawks since 1999, and this season's records16 meetings

The Seahawks lead the series 9–7 since 1999 (they first met in 2001). Nov 30, 2023, at AT&T Stadium: the Cowboys won 41–35. Dak Prescott started at quarterback for the Cowboys and Geno Smith for the Seahawks; Mike McCarthy and Pete Carroll coached.

Cowboys at home5–3the Cowboys' record
In Seattle2–6the Cowboys' record
Most pointsCowboys 43 · Seahawks 392004 · 2004
Biggest winCowboys by 25 · Seahawks by 262008 · 2001
Playoffs1–1the Cowboys' record

The last 5

2023 · Wk 13SEA 35 at DAL 41
2020 · Wk 3DAL 31 at SEA 38
2018 · Wk 18 · playoffsSEA 22 at DAL 24
2018 · Wk 3DAL 13 at SEA 24
2017 · Wk 16SEA 21 at DAL 12

2026 records

CowboysSeahawks
Overall3–54–4
Division2–11–1
Conference2–41–3
Other conference1–13–1
Home1–33–2
Away2–21–2
Last 5WLLWLWLLWL
StreakLost 1Lost 1
Points a game27.4 – 26.623.1 – 19.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Cowboys' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Cowboys offense against the Seahawks defenseDepth charts
Seahawks defense · 3-4 DCowboys offense · 3WR 1TE60Guyton73Smith56Beebe52Booker78Steele87Ferguson4Prescott33Williams88Lamb19Flournoy3Pickens90Reed91Murphy99Williams0Lawrence7Nwosu13Jones32Thomas29Jobe21Witherspoon3Emmanwori39Okada20Love

Cowboys offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBDak Prescott#4 · 197/302 · 2046 yds · 14 TD · 5 INT
  • RBJavonte Williams#33 · 134 car · 528 yds · 9 TD · 20 rec
  • WRCeeDee Lamb#88 · 60 rec · 709 yds · 6 TD · 92 tgt
  • WRGeorge Pickens#3 · 39 rec · 533 yds · 2 TD · 62 tgt
  • WRRyan Flournoy#19 · 30 rec · 342 yds · 2 TD · 44 tgt
  • TEJake Ferguson#87 · 17 rec · 115 yds · 3 TD · 25 tgt
  • LTTyler Guyton#60
  • LGTyler Smith#73
  • CCooper Beebe#56
  • RGTyler Booker#52
  • RTTerence Steele#78

Seahawks defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEJarran Reed#90 · 17 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTByron Murphy II#91 · 26 tackles · 3 sacks
  • LDELeonard Williams#99 · 22 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDeMarcus Lawrence#0 · 16 tackles · 3 PD
  • SLBUchenna Nwosu#7 · 15 tackles · 1 sack · 3 PD
  • RILBErnest Jones IV#13 · 81 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • LILBDrake Thomas#32 · 42 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • RCBJosh Jobe#29 · 32 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • LCBDevon Witherspoon#21 · 49 tackles · 3 PD
  • NBNick Emmanwori#3 · 32 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 PD
  • SSTy Okada#39 · 17 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • FSJulian Love#20 · 31 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · DAL offense against SEA defense
StatDAL DAL offFavors DAL · Favors SEASEA SEA def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.09#7
-0.09#5+0.00
Success rate
47%#9
39%#244%
Yards per play
5.4#19
4.2#15.4
Explosive play rate
7%#29
5%#29%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.15#7
-0.10#4+0.03
Sack rate
4%#2
7%#157%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.02#10
-0.11#10-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#24
3.4#34.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
50%#3
34%#741%
Red zone TD rate
68%#10
88%#3261%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
207#2
100#1147
TE yards per game
32#28
38#355
TE targets per game
5.8#26
6.9#117.6
RB receiving yards per game
17#30
31#1432
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Cowboys: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.297% of throws
+1.213% of throws
+0.457% of throws
Short
+0.2732% of throws
-0.1715% of throws
+0.1835% of throws

Seahawks: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.7617 throws
+0.8810 throws
-0.3720 throws
Short
+0.1475 throws
-0.0138 throws
+0.0587 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.