What It Means:

Rawls has yet to have an MRI on what the Seahawks have called a bruised shoulder. "I don't think it's bad," Carroll said, "but he did get banged." Seattle is still fighting for potentially a second seed and the first-round bye which comes with it, but they should be able to beat the lowly San Francisco 49ers even without Rawls. It would not be a surprise if he sits this week. Alex Collins is the next man up in the comically banged-up backfield.

Collins earned 0.29 Net Expected Points (NEP) on seven rushing attempts in Week 16, per numberFire Live. Rawls had eight attempts for -3.53 NEP.