This week, the 8-3 Dallas Cowboys and the 6-5 Seattle Seahawks will square off in a primetime Thursday Night Football game at AT&T Stadium.
After dominating the Washington Commanders on Thanksgiving, Dallas is on a high, while the Seahawks are looking to end a two-game losing streak following their games against the 49ers and Rams.
As of Week 12, the Cowboys boast the top scoring offense in the league (31.5 points per game), narrowly surpassing the Miami Dolphins (30.8 points per game). In terms of points scored per game (20.8), Seattle is tied for 18th place. Dallas hasn’t lost at home this season, despite some disappointing performances (San Francisco, Arizona). They lead the league with a 13-game winning streak at home.
Not a single Cowboys player, not even Micah Parsons, who was on the Tuesday report because of illness, has an injury designation as of yet. However, because the team hasn’t activated tight end Peyton Hendershot from his 21-day practice window, it’s unclear if he’ll play on Thursday. A number of Seahawks players are listed as injured.
The injury reports show who was present and who wasn’t for Wednesday’s practices. An hour and a half before Thursday’s 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff, the complete list of inactive players for both teams will be released.
Cowboys, Seahawks injury reports
Dallas Cowboys
RB Rico Dowdle (ankle) – Full
LB Micah Parsons (illness) – Full
DE Dante Fowler Jr. (illness) – Full
TE Peyton Hendershot (ankle) – Full
S Jayron Kearse (back) – Full
G Zack Martin (NIR-rest) – Full
DT Mazi Smith (shoulder) – Full
OT Tyron Smith (NIR-rest) – Full
Seattle Seahawks
S Jamal Adams (knee/NIR-rest) – Full
WR Dareke Young (abdomen) – Limited, doubtful
DE Leonard Williams (toe) – Full, questionable
TE Will Dissly (hip) – Full, questionable
RB Kenneth Walker III (oblique) – DNP, doubtful
WR Dee Eskridge (ribs) – DNP, questionable
G Phil Haynes (toe) – DNP, out
Cowboys vs. Seattle: Kenneth Walker III could be questionable
The Cowboys’ defense must be concerned about the Seahawks’ rushing attack. Kenneth Walker, the running back, is not expected to play on Thursday Night Football at this time. Due to an unrelated injury, Walker was unable to participate in the match against San Francisco. He didn’t have more than fifty rushing yards since mid-November when he played the Commanders.
Walker gained notoriety in his final year at Michigan State and then emerged as a key player for the Seahawks the previous season. Walker took on the majority of the carries in the Seahawks backfield following Rashaad Penny’s season-ending injury. Walker took advantage of the chance, amassing 1,050 yards and nine touchdowns in the regular season.
Playing 87 percent of the offensive snaps last week, Zach Charbonnet was the Seahawks’ leading back. This season, Charbonnet has averaged 4.6 yards per carry.