GLENDALE, Ariz. -- For several weeks, the Seattle Seahawks have felt their stagnant run game has been making steady progress, with the evidence of an eventual breakout showing up on film even if it hasn't shown up in the stat sheet.
"There's creases there," general manager John Schneider said recently, "and it's coming."
But even Schneider may not have expected the Seahawks' run game to bust out like it did Sunday at State Farm Stadium, where Seattle exploded for a season-high 176 yards despite not having Kenneth Walker III for their most important game of the season.