On the Seattle Seahawks' second offensive play last week, Russell Wilson decided to take a shot deep to wide receiver Tyler Lockett, who was matched up with New England Patriots cornerback Justin Coleman.

"It was just being able to try to get an outside or inside release, just be aggressive and give him something," Lockett said. "He jumped outside, so I slipped him inside and tried to get vertical and stack him, and Russell put a great ball on [me]. The safety was coming, he got his hand in there, but I was able to secure it and get the first down."

Tyler Lockett is starting to look more like himself after suffering a knee injury in Week 2. Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports

It was Lockett's first explosive play since Week 2, when he suffered a knee injury in a loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

The injury clearly has slowed Lockett down, but he showed signs in last week's game to suggest he's making significant improvement.

"He’s finally back and running fast and confident and able to practice at a high level too all the time," Pete Carroll said. "He’s played through some stuff. He wasn’t quite 100 percent. You can see, he’s flying again."

Lockett had three catches for 72 yards on six targets last week. He also drew a 20-yard pass interference penalty and easily could have had two touchdowns.

On one, Wilson sailed a ball to him that would have resulted in a score. On another, Lockett beat his man cleanly on a corner route, but Wilson instead threw incomplete to Jermaine Kearse.

On kickoffs, Lockett is averaging 27.17 yards per return, second in the NFL.

Given that the Seahawks once again are throwing the ball downfield, Lockett should have a chance for more explosive plays against the Philadelphia Eagles.

"It’s been a challenging [year] for him just because of the injuries, but he has an opportunity to get back to form with the return game and also what he does for us on offense," Doug Baldwin said. "He’s done an extremely good job of handling the frustration that comes with the injuries. I’m really excited to see him get back to 100 percent."