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SET THE STAGE: FC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders | 4.13.24 | FC Dallas
Something to Build on: The 2024 season hasn’t been kind to FC Dallas as the club sits in 13th place with a 1-4-1 record. There may be some light at the end of the tunnel, however. Dallas earned a point on the road last weekend in a scoreless draw with St. Louis CITY. It was FCD’s first shutout of the season and the team looked more dangerous in the attack as well, creating 1.4 Expected Goals — the most since the opening day win over the San Jose Earthquakes in February. While it’s hard to get too excited about a 0-0 tie, the performance was more reminiscent of the previous two campaigns under Nico Estévez and offered some hope that Dallas can emerge from the slump that has plagued 2024 so far. Now, it’s up to the players and coaching staff to build on the performance in St. Louis and turn it into three points at home against Seattle.
Reinforcements:There may be some positive news on the way for FC Dallas. The club has been beset by an early injury crises with a host of typical starters unavailable: Asier Illarramendi, Marco Farfan, Jesús Ferreira, Paxton Pomykal, Geovane Jesus and Alan Velasco have missed most (if not all) of the 2024 season, and their absences have been sorely felt. However, midfielder Illarramendi and defender Farfan are on the cusp of returning to full fitness and could be available for Saturday’s tilt against Seattle. Considering their importance to the midfield and defense respectively, their returns would be a huge boost to FCD’s chances against the Sounders.
The Sounders: It’s been an odd start to the season for the Seattle Sounders. Despite being a perennial contender, the Sounders started winless in their first five games (0-3-2) of 2024. However, Brian Schmetzer’s team exploded into form last weekend with a 5-0 drubbing of CF Montréal at Lumen Field. The fact that Seattle seems to have hit their stride right before heading to Toyota Stadium is pretty poor timing from an FC Dallas perspective, but there’s a little more on the line for the home team. Dallas saw their 2023 season end in Seattle in the first round of the playoffs last November and FCD’s players certainly haven’t forgotten it. While a win on Saturday wouldn’t heal the wounds of 2023, it certainly wouldn’t hurt either.
Morton started 15 games in 1972 for an injured Staubach, who eventually returned in the playoffs. The Cowboys decided to trade Morton in 1974 to the Giants, who sent back a first-round pick, which turned out to be the No. 2 overall pick in 1975. The Cowboys used that selection to take Randy White, a 10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer.
Ironically enough, White’s best game was likely Super Bowl XII, when he was named Co-MVP with Harvey Martin. The Cowboys’ Doomsday defense dominated the Broncos, who were quarterbacked by Morton.
Overall, Morton played for the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos before officially retiring at the end of the 1982 season.
His career ended with 27,908 passing yards, ranking him 71st in NFL history, just ahead of Hall of Famer Joe Namath (27,663).
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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