Dallas begins its 2026 preseason with a game in Seattle and then plays the Seahawks for real in Week 13 on Monday Night Football. The Week 13 matchup follows a Thursday Thanksgiving home game against the Philadelphia Eagles, giving Dallas 11 days between games, a rare scheduling advantage. After the Seahawks game, Dallas enters a bye week and then remains on the West Coast for another NFC West opponent at the Los Angeles Rams in Week 15. Seattle, led by Mike Macdonald, has built a defense in the style of the Legion of Boom, supported by a strong run game and timely explosive passing. Dallas has not won in Seattle since 2014, when an early road win signaled a different team. Seattle has also lost Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker in free agency and drafted Jadarian Price to replace him.
"This Week 13 Seahawks game will come with a very uncommon rest advantage for the Cowboys, as it follows their Week 12 Thanksgiving home game on a Thursday afternoon against the Philadelphia Eagles. For just the third time in their history, the Cowboys' annual Thanksgiving game will be followed by a Monday night game, giving them a rare 11 days between games. The Cowboys will then go into their bye week following the Seahawks game, but stay out west following it for another NFC West opponent, playing at the L.A. Rams in Week 15."
"With Mike Macdonald at the helm in Seattle, the Seahawks have created the latest version of their "Legion of Boom" defense, and rode this defense along with a strong running game and timely, explosive passing game all the way to a Super Bowl championship. The Cowboys have not won on the road at the Seahawks since 2014, an early season win that sent a clear signal that season's team was built different."
"That year's Cowboys were also sparked by their run game, and now over a decade later it will be interesting to see what the Cowboys run game looks like by the time they get to Seattle in 2026, and equally what the Seahawks ground attack will look like after losing Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker in free agency, but drafting Notre Dame's Jadarian Price with the last pick of the first round this April."
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