Rashaad Penny’s opening run had a lot in common with his rookie season.
With 10:45 remaining in the first quarter of the Seahawks’ 27-24 victory over Green Bay on Thursday night, the 5-foot-11, 220-pound running back took a handoff from Russell Wilson, scampered a few steps to his right and slammed on the brakes. He slid out of a Clay Matthews tackle, reversed field and retraced his steps to the left, gliding around diving Packers before eventually turning the corner. Penny took long, purposeful strides into the open field, cut around an Ed Dickson block, spun through another feeble tackle attempt and finally tumbled to the turf for a 30-yard gain.