UPDATE: Lynch was downgraded to out later Friday. He did not travel with the team to Minnesota for the game.
Even though coach Pete Carroll said earlier in the week that Marshawn Lynch is "ready to go" for the playoffs, the running back is only listed as questionable for the Seahawks' game against the Vikings on Sunday.
In fact, Carroll seemed to back away from his previous statement.
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“No, he’s questionable,” Carroll said following Friday’s practice, via The Olympian. “We’ve got to go (Saturday) to see if he’s OK from (practice). That same old thing. We just want to see how he’s taken to the week’s work and all of that."
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Lynch has missed the Seahawks' past seven games after having to repair a sports hernia. According to Carroll, he has looked good during practice, but Lynch playing will be a game-time decision.
“I have not said yet that he’s playing," Carroll said. "I know that’s been out there, but I don’t know, really, until we finish the week. ... We’re hoping so, and very optimistic about that.”