Rawls can carry the load Starting for the second consecutive week ahead of an injured Marshawn Lynch, Thomas Rawls rushed 23 times for 169 yards and a touchdown that came on a 69-yard run in the third quarter. It was the most rushing yards for a Seahawks player since Shaun Alexander had 201 yards versus Green Bay in 2006 and the most for a Seattle rookie since Curt Warner racked up 207 versus Kansas City in 1983. Not bad for an undrafted rookie out of Central Michigan. Rawls, 22, looks like the heir to Lynch, if he hasn't surpassed him already. Sunday marked his second 100-yard game after he surpassed Robert Turbin (injured, then released) and Christine Michael (traded to the Cowboys) for the backup spot. The good news for Seahawks fans: A healthy Lynch and Rawls could form one of the best 1-2 running back combos in the NFL.