Seahawks vs. Cowboys 2015 live stream: Start time, TV schedule and how to watch online

When the NFL schedule was announced, the Nov. 1 matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks was seen as a possible NFC Championship preview. Instead, the teams come into AT&T Stadium with a combined 5-8 record and trying to salvage their seasons.

For Dallas, it has been a never-ending soap opera. Dez Bryant went down with a Jones fracture in Week 1, and Tony Romo broke his collarbone in Week 2. Now Joseph Randle is sidelined by an oblique strain, bolted camp this week and is under investigation for a domestic-violence incident, and we haven't even gotten to Greg Hardy yet. For as much as football people decry the possibility of a distraction when someone unusual tries to break into the NFL, the Cowboys seem to invite their own messes.

The Cowboys are hoping to get Bryant back for the Seahawks, but as bad as Matt Cassel was last week -- throwing three interceptions in just 27 pass attempts -- it might be too late to matter. Jason Witten is as steady as ever, and Terrance Williams would team up with Bryant to provide a vertical attack, but Cassel has to hit them without throwing the ball into the hands of the Legion of Boom.

Randle, who was averaging a decent 4.1 yards per carry, has unhappily given way to Darren McFadden, who is just about the same type of player, although four yards older. McFadden isn't the big-play threat that Cassel needs to open things up, and Christine Michael has had no impact since being acquired from the Seahawks.

The Seahawks are a tough 3-4, with three of the losses coming to the still-unbeaten Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals and Carolina Panthers. The defense is still stout, ranking fifth in the league in points allowed per game, but if there is a weakness, it is in getting turnovers. They have only intercepted three passes and produced nine takeaways overall. The one chance Dallas has is if it can keep the ball out of the hands of Seattle's defense.

Marshawn Lynch and Thomas Rawls have given the Seahawks a tough rushing game, combining for 670 yards in seven games, but they've only scored three touchdowns. Russell Wilson has added another 271 yards and is still dangerous with his legs.

He should have plenty of time to throw, as the Cowboys have only managed 13 sacks in six games, despite Hardy's presence. They are also last in the league in forcing turnovers with just three, including two interceptions, so Jimmy Graham, Tyler Lockett and Jermaine Kearse should get chances to make big plays down the field.

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