Thomas Rawls’ Resurgence Gives Seahawks Familiar Feel of Playoff Juggernaut

January 8, 2017   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

It all seemed routine Saturday night. It seemed like suddenly the Seattle Seahawks' well-worn January football machine whirred to life.
Nothing that happened as a team in the weeks before their 26-6 Wild Card Weekend trouncing of the Detroit Lions mattered. What happened? The Seahawks had alternated wins and losses each week to end the season, starting back in Week 11. There was little consistency on either side of the ball, especially with a scattered offense that scored five points one game and then 40 points the next.
Nothing that happened with running back Thomas Rawls before Saturday lingered, either. The oft-injured but highly physical runner had gained a mere 56 yards on the ground over Seattle’s final three regular-season games, averaging only 1.5 yards per carry.
Then Rawls did so much more than just break loose and shed his mediocre status against the Lions. He reintroduced the NFC side of the playoff bracket to a familiar and feared weapon: a Seahawks ru...

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