The Seahawks felt fortunate to escape serious injuries coming out of their Week 3 win over Dallas in which several key players left the game injured. That does not mean, however, that everyone will be able to practice right away this week or even on the field Sunday when Seattle plays at Miami, but again, the overall injury news was positive in that everyone avoided serious season-ending type injuries.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll gave a rundown of his team's injury situation prior to his team taking the practice field Wednesday for their first practice of the week. Here are the updates provided by Carroll:
Safety Jamal Adams (groin): "He's pretty sore. I just talked to him a little while ago, he's pretty sore right now. We'll just keep going day to day and see what happens. He's in massive treatments to try to accelerate the return and all that. I wouldn't put anything past him that he couldn't pull off. At this point, he's working really hard at it, and we'll see what happens. We don't know enough to tell you about the weekend at this time."
Running back Chris Carson (knee), center Ethan Pocic (knee) and guard Damien Lewis (ankle): "All three of those guys were at the walk thru today. They were all out there and participated in the full walk thru. Chris is really sounding positive, Damien looked pretty good, and Pocic was all right, so we might get a real good turn from those three guys."
Linebacker Jordyn Brooks (knee): "He's limping a little bit today. He's pretty sore. It's going to be a real challenge for him to make it back as stiff as he is right now. He got whacked pretty good, so we'll have to wait and see."
Carroll also gave updates on three players who were unable to play against Dallas, safety Lano Hill, who had a back injury pop up on gameday, cornerback Quinton Dunbar (knee) and cornerback Neiko Thorpe (groin).
On Hill, Carroll said: "Lano has not fully bounced back, but he's looking towards playing this week. We'll see if we can make it through the week.
Carroll said he just talked to Dunbar prior to addressing the media and said, "He's holding onto a good thought that he can get back this week, and we'll see what happens. He's improving and all of that, we won't know—he's not going to do anything for the next couple days, we'll just wait all the way until the weekend to see where he is. So we'll be ready to play without him, but we're also looking forward to seeing if he can make it."
Carroll said Thorpe "is trying to play this week. He's going to try to go for it. We'll see how he's doing. We've got to buy as much time as possible with the groin thing, so we'll see how he goes."
Go behind the scenes with team photographer Rod Mar as he shares moments from the Seattle Seahawks' 38-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys at CenturyLink Field. Eye on the Hawks is presented by Western Washington Toyota Dealers.
Hours before kickoff, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson arrives at CenturyLink Field.
Brothers Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin arrive at the stadium and head up the ramp to the locker room.
Seahawks punter Michael Dickson heads to the locker room.
At 10:42am on Sunday, defensive back Ryan Neal heads to the locker room, not knowing what a big day was ahead of him.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, wearing his Bose headphones, takes to the field for his early warmups.
Seahawks rookie linebacker Jordyn Brooks prepares for his first NFL start.
Seahawks receivers David Moore, DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, Penny Hart and Freddie Swain wait to take their reps running pregame pass routes with the quarterbacks.
Footballs are lined up for the quarterbacks to take their early warmup throws.
Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf catches a long pass in stride during warmups.
Seahawks tight end Greg Olsen hugs teammate Will Dissly at the conclusion of early warmups.
Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin concentrates on the ball, preparing for an interception later in the afternoon.
Seahawks receivers DK Metcalf and David Moore wave to fans through a virtual camera set up near the players tunnel.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll greets running back Travis Homer during pregame stretching.
Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner wore the name of Manuel Ellis on the back of his helmet. Ellis was killed during an arrest by police officers in Tacoma, WA in March of 2020.
Seahawks Jamal Adams and Jordyn Brooks hit Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott just as he releases the ball on a pass in the first quarter.
Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett found himself all alone at the goal line to catch a 43-yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson. Wilson and Lockett combined for three passing touchdowns on the afternoon.
Seahawks special teamer Ryan Neal made the first of three big plays for him on the afternoon, here tackling Cowboys returner Ezekiel Elliott at the goal line after a muffed kickoff return.
Safety Jamal Adams signals after the Seahawks forced the Cowboys into a safety in the first quarter.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll wore custom painted shoes urging Americans to vote.
In lieu of live fans, the Seahawks have placed jerseys from high school football teams around the state onto seats in the lower seating bowl of CenturyLink Field.
Seahawks safety Jamal Adams flies by Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott on a blitz.
Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett breaks for more yardage after a second quarter catch.
Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin flies through the air after an interception in the second quarter.
Seahawks defensive players Shaquem Griffin, Ugo Amadi, Shaquill Griffin, Quandre Diggs and Tre Flowers celebrate after a second quarter interception.
Seahawks defensive lineman Benson Mayowa look for the football after teammate Jarran Reed forced Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott to fumble in the third quarter.
Seattle's Benson Mayowa recovered a Dak Prescott fumble and returned it to the Dallas five-yard line at the beginning of the second half.
Seahawks tight end Jacob Hollister scores on a one-yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson to give Seattle a 30-15 lead.
Seahawks defensive back Ugo Amadi celebrates after a third quarter pass defense.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson cooked up another masterpiece Sunday, throwing for five touchdowns in a 38-31 win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys.
Seattle's Ryan Neal makes a special teams tackle on a punt return in the second half.
Seattle's Ryan Neal celebrates his tackle on a punt return.
Seahawks defensive captain Bobby Wagner hits Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
Seahawks defensive end Benson Mayowa flies but Dak Prescott's pass is just out of reach.
Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf atoned for an earlier fumble with this 29-yard touchdown reception from Russell Wilson.
Seattle's Damontre Moore pressures Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott late in the game.
Seattle safety Jamal Adams was forced to watch the final drive from the sidelines after suffering an injury.
Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin, called up from the practice squad this week, forces an incomplete pass with a hard hit on Cowboys receiver Cedrick Wilson on the game's final drive.
Seahawks defensive lineman Alton Robinson gets his first career sack, bringing down Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott on the final drive.
Seahawks safety Ryan Neal, called up from the practice squad on Saturday, intercepts a pass in the end zone to seal Seattle's 38-31 win over the Cowboys.
After the game, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith shake hands.
