As long as Earl Thomas could play, then there was never really a doubt that he would play Sunday in his first game after ending his holdout on Wednesday.
But coach Pete Carroll said that with just three practices and a day-before walk-through under his belt, Thomas was also going to be monitored.
“We couldn’t play him the whole time,’’ Carroll said.
Ultimately, Thomas played all but 10 snaps – an entire 75-yard, seven-play scoring drive by Denver in the first quarter and then the first three plays of what turned into another scoring drive by the Broncos in the fourth quarter.