Ryan Clark discusses how Russell Wilson's health and the team's improved running attack has the Seahawks looking dangerous. (1:34)

SEATTLE -- As Seattle Seahawks players huddled on the field before Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles, running back Thomas Rawls got in C.J. Prosise's face to fire up the rookie.

In just his second season, Rawls has become the leader of the running back group. And in the Seahawks' 26-15 victory, he and Prosise combined for 133 yards on 18 carries. As a team, the offense ran for a season-best 152 yards.

This is the element that has been missing. The Seahawks entered Sunday averaging 77.7 rushing yards per game (30th) and 3.27 yards per carry (31st). Rawls had been out since Week 2 because of a fibula injury. And Russell Wilson's limited mobility has been tough to compensate for.

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Christine Michael's inconsistency and poor run blocking didn't help either.

But the run game showed signs of life against the Eagles. Prosise broke off a 72-yard touchdown run in the first quarter before suffering a shoulder injury, and he'll "be out for awhile" according to Pete Carroll.

Rawls worked off the rust and carried 14 times for 57 yards (4.1 yards per carry).

Wilson moved as well as he has all season. Entering the game, he had 60 rushing yards. Against the Eagles, he carried the ball five times for 23 yards (not counting three kneel-downs) and consistently bought time with his legs before finding receivers downfield. He completed 18 of 31 passes for 272 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions against a strong defense.

Things are starting to come together nicely for the Seahawks, who now have a three-game lead in the NFC West with six to play. Wilson continues to get healthier. His weapons, such as Doug Baldwin, Jimmy Graham and Tyler Lockett, present problems for opponents every week. And the defense, which is expected to get back Michael Bennett (knee) in the next couple of weeks, kept the Eagles in check for most of the game.

The unknown piece is the run game. At one point this season, coach Carroll said the Seahawks didn't necessarily need to run the ball to win. But just saying that seemed to pain him.

Carroll is a coach who believes in balance and wants to be able to put teams away with a strong rushing attack. There's no guarantee that the Seahawks will be able to do that down the stretch, especially now that Prosise is out. But the blocking and Rawls' performance in Sunday's win over the Eagles provided some hope.