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Marcel Reese leads the way for Seahawks runners

RENTON — As the final seconds ticked down in Saturday’s 26-6 wild-card playoff win over Detroit, Russell Wilson took one final kneel-down, then turned to fullback Marcel Reece.

“Here,’’ Wilson said, handing Reece the ball. “This one’s for you.’’

It was a present for Reece to commemorate the gift he had given the Seahawks all day — big holes as the lead blocker out of the I-formation, a scheme that proved a key to Seattle’s revived running game.

The Seahawks rushed for 177 yards on 38 carries, their second-highest rushing total of the season, with Thomas Rawls breaking a Seattle postseason record with 161 on 27 attempts.