Recently, Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls heard from Marshawn Lynch, who wanted to make sure his successor’s mind was right heading into the playoffs.
On Saturday, Rawls unleashed the kind of tough, relentless, and bruising running attack that Lynch made the Seahawks’ trademark in years, and playoffs, past.
It’s not surprising, then, that after the Seahawks’ 26-6 victory over the Lions – in which Rawls broke Lynch’s Seattle playoff rushing record with 161 yards – the consensus was that finally, in the nick of time, the Seahawks had rediscovered their essence.
“This felt like old times,” said Richard Sherman.