Cowboys vs. Seahawks: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Spread Info, Game Time and More

The Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys meet up on Sunday afternoon in a battle that has much more on the line than most Week 2 matchups.

A 2-0 start for the Cowboys against two very solid teams on the road would be absolutely huge in determining their worth in the NFC, while the Seahawks don't want to be 0-2 when Green Bay comes to town for Monday Night Football.

It's early, but the pressure is on for both Jason Garrett and Pete Carroll. 

Let's take a look at everything you need to know about this matchup. 

When: Sunday, Sept. 16 at 4:25 p.m. ET

Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA

Watch: FOX and DIRECTV: 714

Listen: Sirius XM Radio: 139 

Live Stream: NFL Sunday Ticket

Spread: Cowboys (-3), according to Covers

Cowboys Injuries (via ESPN)

S Gerald Sensabaugh, Concussion, Questionable

S Danny McCray, Neck Stinger, Probable

DT Jay Ratliff, Ankle, Questionable

C Phil Costa, Back, Questionable

CB Mike Jenkins, Shoulder, Probable

TE Jason Witten, Spleen, Probable

Seahawks Injuries (via ESPN)

CB Byron Maxwell, Undisclosed, Questionable

RB Marshawn Lynch, Back, Probable

WR Golden Tate, Knee, Questionable

What's At Stake?

How about early elite status for the Dallas Cowboys?

After going into New York and knocking off the defending Super Bowl champions in Week 1, another road win in an even more hostile environment for the 'Boys would propel them into "legitimate contender" status.

As for the Seahawks, a trendy preseason playoff pick, a win becomes even more vital after the Week 1 ugliness they displayed in Arizona. 

The San Francisco 49ers look like a 12- or 13-win team, and with Seattle's schedule looking awfully deadly over the next month and a half (hello, Green Bay, at Carolina, New England, at San Fran, at Detroit!), a loss on Sunday likely eliminates whatever shot it might have had at a division title. 

The wild card is still an obvious possibility, but no team wants to be climbing out of an 0-2 hole. 

Fantasy Impact

Even with Seattle's rock-solid defense, you'd be foolish not to start Tony Romo, Dez Bryant, Miles Austin or DeMarco Murray. On the other side, Marshawn Lynch is your only must-start for the Seahawks.

As far as everyone else goes, I'm playing the wait-and-see game with Kevin Ogletree and Jason Witten, while no one involved in Seattle's pass offense is worth trusting at this point, except maybe Sidney Rice, who is startable in deeper leagues.  

Cowboys Player to Watch: Dez Bryant, Wide Receiver

With the amount of talent on this roster, you could easily list about 12 different guys in this section.

But the possibility that Bryant pulls down a one-handed catch on a ball soaring about 19 feet over his head combined with the possibility that he also tackles his own teammate or kicks Richard Sherman in the manly region is too much to miss.

Bryant has enough sheer talent to make him the best wideout in the game not named after a Transformer, but his head simply isn't always there.

He's kind of like a train wreck, but a train wreck that is also sometimes a good thing. Now try to tell me you can look away from that. You can't. 

Seahawks Player to Watch: Russell Wilson, Quarterback

He's been dubbed as the best quarterback in the league by a certain popular sportswriter, and he's generally seen as the savior for Seattle sports, although Chris Hansen might deserve that title now. 

The NFL is full of talented rookie quarterbacks in 2012, but Wilson has always had a little bit of a different aura surrounding him. He has that chip on his shoulder, the fire under his behind to prove everyone wrong for letting him slide way too far in the draft.

Week 1, however, didn't quite help fuel his popular hype train, as Wilson threw for just 153 yards on 34 attempts.

Nonetheless, road bumps are expected along the way, and I'm excited to continue to watch the progression of arguably the most intriguing story in the NFL. 

What They're Saying

No one is really criticizing Dallas' play from Week 1. Except outside linebacker Anthony Spencer, who feels like he must be better against the 'Hawks on Sunday (via the Star-Telegram's Carlos Mendez):

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“He’s not a guy that will let one arm tackle or one person bring him down,” Spencer said. “You see that all the time on film. Even after contact, he’s still driving his feet and running, running through tackles, even when guys got him wrapped up, 300-pound guys got him wrapped up. He’s still running. So we know we’ve got to get everybody to the ball. We emphasized that a lot in practice.”

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It has to be music to Cowboys fans' ears to hear that Spencer, who was actually quite good against New York last Thursday, knows he can't let up, especially against Seattle's most important offensive weapon. 

Key Matchup: Seattle's Pass Rush vs. Dallas' Offensive Line

It's hard not to be enamored by the Seahawks' big, playmaking secondary, but if Tony Romo has enough time, he can cut apart pretty much any defense in the league.

If he wants to have that time, however, Dallas' offensive line, which has always been somewhat of a question mark, needs to play exactly like it did against New York's extremely talented pass rush.

I know what you're thinking. Red Bryant, Chris Clemons and Bruce Irvin aren't quite Justin Tuck, Jason Pierre-Paul and Osi Umenyiora. How in the world would Dallas' O-line play any worse against Seattle than it did against New York?

Well, Century Link is one of the loudest stadiums in the league, and getting off the line when you can't hear the snap count isn't very easy. The battle in the trenches could very well decide this game.  

Prediction

Both teams are seemingly headed in different directions after Week 1, but there's a reason you play the game.

Look for the Seahawks to lean more on Marshawn Lynch than Russell Wilson, which will help the entire offense, and additionally, I just can't pick against the Seahawks at home. 

Seahawks 26, Cowboys 21

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