As expected, the Seahawks will welcome safety Kam Chancellor back to the lineup after a four-game absence with a groin injury. Chancellor practiced all week, and is "going to be ready to go," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said after Friday's practice. "He looked great… He's a terrific part our team and has always been a great leader and great impact player. So when you ask, 'will you miss him?' Yeah, you're going to miss the guy. There's only one guy like that. It's great to have him back."
The Seahawks have a chance to also get tight end Luke Willson back this week. Willson has missed the past three games after having arthroscopic surgery on his knee. He is listed as questionable, but practiced fully the past two days.
"He did really well," Carroll said. "He made it through, practiced every day this week and finished well today, so he's in position to play this weekend."
Also listed as questionable is tackle Bradley Sowell, who has missed two games with a knee injury. Sowell practiced fully all three days this week, though Carroll would not say if he'll return to the starting lineup this week.
Cassius Marsh practiced fully the last two days after missing Wednesday's practice with an ankle injury and "looked great," Carroll said, which is good news for Seattle's pass rush.
Running Back Thomas Rawls is still at least a week away from returning to game action, but he did practice this week and showed no signs of the fibula injury that has kept him out since Week 2.
"He looked really fast and confident making his breaks and moves," Carroll said. "He practiced throughout the week. It was a really good week for Thomas coming back. You couldn't see anything that was bothering him at all, so it was really, really positive.
Asked if Rawls would be able to play in next week's game against Philadelphia, Carroll said, "I don't know that. We'll just go to next week and see what happens. He has to respond, see how he does and all that, but he looked really good. You couldn't see that there was anything holding him back at this point. His confidence has got to be there, and his conditioning looked great, so I think we really have a chance. We'll see how that goes."
Additionally, running back Christine Michael was a late addition to the injury report, listed as questionable with a hamstring injury. If Michael can't play, that would likely mean an even bigger workload for C.J. Prosise, who has seen his playing time increase each week since returning from a wrist injury. If Prosise does take on a bigger role this weekend, the Seahawks won't be worried about how the rookie handles it.
"He fits really well," Carroll said. "He's a very versatile athlete that we're just trying to grow with and figure out where he fits and what we can do with him and kind of find a role that really suits him. There aren't many restrictions here. He's big, he's fast, he can catch and he can run, he runs nice fast routes and all of that. He blocks well when he has had his chances and he's been aggressive with his pass protection. It's just all positives, and we continue to work with him to see where we can fit him in and make him a factor for us. Just as we had hoped for in the drafting process that he could be versatile and do these things, he looks the part. We're really excited about that and just hope he can contribute in a bigger way as we move through the schedule here."
Coming off of the bye, the Patriots have no players ruled out, and only four are questionable, three of whom were able to practice Friday.
Here are the full injury reports for both teams:
Seattle Seahawks
Out
DE Michael Bennett (knee, did not participate in practice)
RB Thomas Rawls (fibula, full participation)
Questionable
RB Christine Michael (hamstring, limited participation)
T Bradley Sowell (knee, full)
CB DeAndre Elliott (hamstring, full)
TE Luke Willson (knee, full)
New England Patriots
Questionable
TE Martellus Bennett (ankle, limited participation)
DT Alan Branch (back, limited participation)
WR Julian Edelman (foot, limited participation)
WR Chris Hogan (back, did not participate)
The Seahawks currently lead the all-time regular season record, going 9-8 in 17 matchups. They'll look to make it double digit victories on Sunday Night Football this Sunday, September 20 at CenturyLink Field. Game Center
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New England Patriot quarterback Steve Grogan, (14), releases a pass Seattle Seahawk Bill Gregory, (77), during the first half of their game on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21, 1980 in the Kingdome in Seattle. Grogan completed 15 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns during the game as the Patriots beat the Seahawks 37-31. (AP Photo)
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Seattle's Doug Baldwin falls into the end zone with his second touchdown of the game.
Seattle's Russell Wilson and New England's Rob Gronkowksi share a laugh at the pregame coin-toss.
Kam Chancellor leads the Seahawks in a victory yell after the victory at New England.
Chris Matthews leaps high and catches the Seahawks second touchdown of the game but the first in his N.F.L. career to tie the game at 14-14 just before halftime.
Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor lead the Legion of Boom in their traditional pregame huddle right before taking the field for warmups.
Seahawks fans including the loyal "Big Lo" (holding Sea-Fence) sign, send the team off near SeaTac Airport.
Kevin Pierre-Louis and Tyvis Powell sport Celtics basketball jerseys for the trip to Boston. Pierre-Louis has repped a basketball team from the opposing city for each road trip.
Jermaine Kearse nearly comes up with this catch on a deep route which was broken up at the last minute.
Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin hauls in his third TD catch of the night, which would provide the eventual game-winner.
Receiver Tyler Lockett cuts towards the middle of the field after a reception in the second quarter.
Head referee Bill Vinovich flips the coin for Super Bowl XLIX as captains and honorary captains for both teams convened at midfield.
Seahawks running back Christine Michael hurdles New England's Malcolm Butler in the first half.
