Seahawks coach Pete Carroll met with the media a day after his team's playoff-clinching win over the Kansas City Chiefs, and in addition to talking about what stood out in that impressive victory, Carroll also provided a number of injury updates as Seattle heads into the final week of the regular season.

Two players who were unable to play Sunday, right tackle Germain Ifedi (groin) and running back Rashaad Penny (knee) have a good chance of getting back for Seattle's Week 17 game against the Arizona Cardinals.

On Ifedi, who injured his groin in practice last Thursday, Carroll said, "We think he's going to play, we'll see. Get through the days and all that."

Carroll said Penny, who has missed the last two games, "Should come roaring back this week. He almost made it back this week, so his mindset is to go practice on Wednesday, and if he can make it through it, then we'd love to have him back."

Less clear is the status of free safety Tedric Thompson, who did not play because of a chest injury.

"He's feeling better today, and he was running today," Carroll said. "He's got a big test coming up I think on Wednesday to check it. I can't explain the injury, but he has some air in the tissue outside of his lungs that somehow showed up, so they have to get that to go away… When it dissipates, then he'll have a chance to come back."

Left guard J.R. Sweezy was the only player to leave the game and not return. Carroll said Sweezy has a sprained foot: "We thought it was an ankle, but it's more of an arch sprain." Asked if Sweezy would play this week, Carroll said, "I don't know that. Can't tell yet."

Right guard D.J. Fluker, who had missed the previous two games with a hamstring injury, was active but did not start Sunday, but ended up coming in when Sweezy went out—Ethan Pocic, who started at right guard, moved to left guard—and Carroll said Fluker came out of the game OK.