The Seattle Seahawks rushed for a total of 90 yards on 18 carries Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. Almost half of those yards (40) came on two rushing attempts by quarterback Russell Wilson. The Seahawks trailed for most of the game and only possessed the ball just over 20 minutes.

“It was not a game where we developed the real feel for the running game like we want to,” Carroll said Monday after practice. “We ran it really 15 times in a game. There just wasn’t enough plays and we didn’t get it going, so neither one [Eddie Lacy, Chris Carson] really got a chance. But I thought they showed that they can make plays and C.J. [Prosise] had a couple runs too.”

Chris Carson, a seventh-round pick in 2017 out of Oklahoma State, came into the season opener surrounded by buzz after a superb preseason. Carson made the most of his limited opportunities, producing 39 yards on six carries (6.5 average). Carson also made the biggest play of the day for Seattle’s rushing attack, ripping off a 30-yard run in the third quarter.

Eddie Lacy, on the other hand, struggled to get anything going. Lacy averaged 0.6 yards per carry, rushing for a mere three yards on five carries in his return to Green Bay.

“Well they both had their moments where they had good spacing,” Carroll added. “They did a nice job running the football. I thought Chris [Carson] got a little bit more room and took advantage of it. Eddie [Lacy] hit up in there a couple of good times and then we got on the edge and he got banged around a little bit, didn’t get started.”

C.J. Prosise also saw some time against Green Bay, averaging 2.8 yards on his four carries.

The Seahawks should get significantly more opportunities to the run the ball on Sunday at home against the 49ers. In Week 1, the Panthers ran the ball a total of 38 times in their 23-3 rout over San Francisco.

And with more touches to go around, there will also be a fourth running back competing for carries as Thomas Rawls looks set to make his 2017 debut. “Yeah, yeah we do expect Thomas [Rawls] back,” Carroll said. “He should be raring to go.”

Rawls was a breakout star in the 2015 season when he carried the ball 147 times in 13 games for 830 yards (5.6 YPC). If healthy, he should compete for a healthy load of snaps come Sunday.

“We just stay committed to it, that’s all, Carroll said of the run game, even when lanes aren’t available. “We just stay committed to it and keep making it work, make it happen.”

The Seahawks resume practice Wednesday, and the running backs will continue to battle for time in the home opener Sunday against San Francisco.

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