RENTON, Wash. -- In his first postseason game, Seattle Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls ran 27 times for 161 yards.
He was asked what it meant to break Marshawn Lynch's franchise record for rushing yards in a playoff game.
"It means a lot. Marshawn? Marshawn Lynch?" Rawls said before taking a long pause. "Looked up to him. Still do."
During the regular season, the Seahawks struggled to maintain any kind of consistency from their run game. They averaged 3.95 yards per carry (24th in NFL) and had 10 games in which they failed to rush for at least 100 yards.