Brrrrr: No warm welcome for Seahawks in rematch with Vikings

The Seahawks site suggests the decision to keep him out of Sunday’s game – and out of Minneapolis altogether – was Lynch’s own.

“We got to go tomorrow, make sure [Lynch is] okay after today”. Seattle racked up 433 yards of total offense and scored on all but two of its drives when the starters were in the game. Apparently I couldn’t have been more wrong. Rookie wide receiver Kasen Williams played the final regular season college game of his career in 19-degree conditions in kickoff, but still planned to only go with three-quarters sleeves in Minnesota.

That’s because, as Peterson goes, so go the Vikings. Why didn’t Lynch board the plane Friday to see how he progressed before Sunday, at the very least to root on his teammates in the game?

Christine Michael and Bryce Brown are expected to see the bulk of the rushing load with Lynch out. ” This would be like the first game of the year, as we would approach, so we have been here before with him, and I know we know how to handle that.”.

“Well, Doug has is way more experienced than me when it comes to playing in cold weather”, said Brooks laughing. Lynch rushed for just 417 yards in the regular season, and he hasn’t played since November 15. “We’re going into it with the best mentality that we can, knowing that it’s going to be a cold game”. In the last game, the Seahawks got to Bridgewater without having to blitz frequently, as the offensive line just got whooped for four quarters and Seattle could consistently drop seven into coverage without any serious worries.

But later that afternoon, Carroll hedged and said that Lynch was questionable, and that he was merely “optimistic” he would get to play.

As Brooks pointed out, anyone toughing the football the most Sunday (i.e., quarterbacks, running backs) has the biggest challenge. Even though he’s dealing with an injury, he’s going to be out there taking handoffs from Teddy Bridgewater and hoping to do much better than his performance in the first game between these two teams. That includes game after game of postseason excellence, starting with the legendary Beast Quake run against New Orleans in his very first playoff game that actually caused seismographic activity at CenturyLink Field.

WHO: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings; Green Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins. “We’re going to take care of him”. But there is widespread speculation that the Seahawks will part ways with the veteran after the season.

Well, the Seahawks return for a rematch, and the Vikings won’t be extending a warm welcome. The ‘Hawks feature an under-rated pair of nose tackles in Brandon Mebane and Ahtyba Rubin, All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner and the fearsome Kam Chancellor at strong safety. The Seahawks held Peterson to 18 yards on 10 carries in their Week 13 win, and if the Vikings want to advance to the divisional round, they likely will need more than that from AP. Michael has carried 39 times for 192 yards (4.92 YPC) since rejoining the Seahawks late in the season.