What It Means:

"We’re going day-to-day on this thing," coach Pete Carroll said earlier Thursday. "He did make a lot of progress last week and was able to run around some and all that. He’s worked really hard at it so we’ll see if we can get it done." Lynch is likely to be a game-time decision. If Lynch is unable to go, Thomas Rawls would be nearly an every-down back with Fred Jackson (ankle) also sidelined.

On a per-play basis, Rawls ranks 37th in Rushing Net Expected Points (NEP) among running backs with at least 20 opportunities. He's not the most exceptional back in the league, but he's about as good a backup as a team can hope for. The Bengals rank seventh in the NFL in schedule-adjusted Defensive Rushing NEP as a team, so he will be in for a tough test if called on.