Tulsa’s Tyler Lockett selected to Pro Bowl

Seattle also had five players nomiated to the alternate list.

It’s likely not a coincidence that the ascension of Russell Wilson to true franchise-quarterback status has happened with running back Marshawn Lynch out of the picture. It is the fifth trip for Thomas, fourth for Chancellor and Wilson, third for Sherman and second for Wagner. Those players could be added to the team if another player selected cannot play.

Of those not invited, the two who might have the most to argue are Baldwin and Avril. Carroll said last week that Lynch would continue his rehab away from the team, which is not common for players in his situation, i.e., those that have a chance to return at some point later in the season. “I’m not anxious about that so much”. Plus, he has 7 1/2 sacks. Hekker’s punting average of 43.9 is second in National Football League….

Well, as Cable said they could do, they just plugged in a couple more running backs and kept on truckin’.

– As for left tackle Russell Okung, who left last Sunday’s game because of a calf strain, Carroll said he’s is working though the problem, but that it would likely be a game-time decision on whether Okung plays this week.

Seattle will host St. Louis on Sunday with the lone remaining goal for the Seahawks (9-5) trying to land with the higher wild-card seed in the NFC. The latter came on a 75-yard return of a punt against Seattle in September, when he also scored on the ground. Chancellor ranks third on the team with 74 tackles (44 solo) and is the physical presence of the NFL’s second-ranked defense that allows only 302.2 yards per game. LINE: Seahawks -13.5. O/U: 40.5ABOUT THE RAMS (6-8): Todd Gurley gained only 48 yards rushing against Tampa Bay last week but still eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the season, becoming the third rookie in team history to reach the plateau and first since Jerome Bettis in 1993.

Wilson’s numbers over the past five games are staggering: 19 touchdown passes, zero interceptions and a 143.6 passer rating. He has set a career high with 29 touchdown passes, which is three off the team record of 32 set by Dave Krieg in 1984.

Wilson’s performances have been the catalyst behind the Seahawks’ five-game winning streak and playoff berth.

Seattle will take on the St. Louis Rams in Week 16 and head coach Pete Carroll validated that Michael and Brown will share the workload for the game.

The receivers who did make the Pro Bowl are Odell Beckham of the New York Giants, Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals, A.J. Green of the Cincinnati Bengals, DeAndre Hopkins of the Houston Texans, Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions, Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons, and Brandon Marshall of the New York Jets.