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cutive win on Sunday Rasheem Green Color Rush Jersey , taking down fellow NFC wildcard contenders in the Carolina Panthers. The 30-27 win came down to the last second, and to get to that point, the Seahawks had to rely on heroics from Russell Wilson. In Seattle’s biggest win of the season, their defense was gashed and they attempted to combat it in interesting ways. More on that and more below, underneath the team’s full snap counts:Doug Baldwin battles through injuryBaldwin, finally over the knee issues that had plagued him all season, suffered a frustrating blow last Tuesday when a vague groin injury popped up. The new injury kept him out of practice in the lead up to Week 12, and he was listed as questionable.After passing the pre-game conditioning test, Baldwin was active and, presumably on a pitch count following Keenan Reynolds’ promotion to the active roster on Saturday. Instead, Baldwin, as he has so many times before, gritted it out and played 90% of the offense’s snaps. Though it was a relatively anonymous game from Baldwin, who ended with five catches and 39 yards, the presence of the team’s number one receiver helped David Moore and Tyler Lockett to 100-yard days—the first time this season the Seahawks have had multiple 100-yard receivers in a game. Ed Dickson startsIn this space last week, I made note of Nick Vannett’s continued run with the starters. Even upon Dickson’s return, Vannett had maintained a large lead over Dickson in playing time. That ended on Sunday, with Dickson playing 71% of the offense’s snaps, to Vannett’s 40%. There could be a number of reasons for this. Dickson could finally be up to speed both physically and mentally Will Dissly Color Rush Jersey , within the offense. He could offer more as a blocker and in the passing game. Or, it could’ve simply been the matchup. Regardless of the reason, Dickson is in the picture as the team’s lead tight end, and it’ll be worth monitoring down the stretch. Barkevious Mingo, not Austin Calitro after allAlso in this space last week, I wrote about Calitro playing over Mingo against the Packers, and how poorly that went. I noted how poorly Calitro would matchup against Christian McCaffrey both in that post and in my pregame column. Despite Pete Carroll saying otherwise, Mingo ended up playing the majority of snaps next to Bobby Wagner. It should’ve been an obvious decision, with Mingo offering so much more in space than Calitro, but it wasn’t one that seemed likely. In the end, though, Mingo played 83% of the defense’s snaps, to just 34% for Calitro. It didn’t end up mattering much—with McCaffrey gashing Seattle for 237 total yards—but it’s good to see the team making the correct personnel decision in a crucial game.Big nickel, dime defenses with Delano HillOne of the ways the Seahawks attempted to slow a Panthers offense cutting through Seattle’s defense with ease was rolling out three-safety looks. Whether it was with Hill replacing Coleman as the fifth defensive back, or Hill joining the quintet as the dime defender, it led to the safety playing 22% of the defense’s snaps. Whether this was a matchup-based decision or an added wrinkle for the stretch run will be worth following. Nazair Jones reappears, makes a playThe season-long flip-flopping between Jones and Poona Ford continued in Week 12 with Jones dressing over Ford. Playing a season-high 32% of snaps (more than rookies Jacob Martin and Rasheem Green), Jones made an impact almost immediately, dropping McCaffrey for a three yard loss in the first quarter.After the game Michael Dickson Color Rush Jersey , Jones explained his penetration on that play was a result of studying tendencies. Though we don’t, and likely won’t ever know the reason for Jones’ regression in year two, it’s extremely encouraging to see him producing in limited time. The Seahawks return home in Week 13 to take on the San Francisco 49ers, in the first matchup between the NFC West rivals in 2018, and Richard Sherman’s return to CenturyLink Field. RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Outside of middle linebacker Bobby Wagner, no one on the Seattle Seahawks defense has proven more valuable this season than safety Bradley McDougald.And just in time for a visit from the leading passer in the NFL, the Seahawks aren't sure if McDougald will be able to play Sunday against Kansas City.McDougald's knee injury is one of several that could change Seattle's lineup for a Week 16 matchup where a victory and some help from others could clinch an NFC wild-card berth for the Seahawks. McDougald has been dealing with a patellar tendon injury that flared up during the first half last week against San Francisco and forced him to become a spectator for the vast majority of the loss to the 49ers. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said McDougald is away from the team for a few days getting additional treatment on his knee and is expected back by the end of the week.But when asked if he thought McDougald would be able to play against Patrick Mahomes and the NFL's top passing offense, Carroll could only say, "possibly." If McDougald can't play against the Chiefs it would be second-year safety Delano Hill stepping in. Hill played 52 snaps last week against San Francisco.Seattle is equally unsettled at right guard and potentially with its depth in the backfield.The Seahawks placed guard Jordan Simmons on injured reserve Tuesday due to a knee injury suffered in the loss to San Francisco and it's uncertain whether D.J. Fluker's injured hamstring will be healthy enough for him to return this week.The injuries have left Seattle possibly needing a major shuffle on an offensive line that has helped create the top rushing offense in the NFL.Ethan Pocic struggled last week when he stepped in for Simmons. Seattle has used George Fant as an extra offensive lineman for significant snaps throughout the season and his ability to play tackle could allow some shuffling among the starters in the short-term until Fluker can return."Let's wait and see on that one. We'll wait and see how this goes," Carroll said. "Jordan, he needs likely to get some work done on his knee to get him back so he's out. There are some decisions that we're making. Let's see how the week goes."Seattle signed running back Bo Scarbrough off the Jacksonville practice squad to take Simmons' roster spot and that's partly due to depth concerns at running back. Seattle played last week without rookie first-round pick Rashaad Penny due to a knee injury and Carroll said there was enough wear on starter Chris Carson and backup Mike Davis that they needed the extra depth in case Penny isn't back this week."It's uncertain if he can get back. We don't know that," Carroll said. "He's really determined to try and make it back and Friday is the day he can try to go for it and show that he can run and go for it."Amid all the injury news, the Seahawks believe veteran linebacker K.J. Wright will be back after missing the past five games. Wright hasn't played since Week 10 after aggravating a knee problem that first popped up in the preseason and required surgery.Wright said when he returned in Week 8 against Detroit that he took on too much and that eventually led to a setback. When he returns this time, he said he's going to be smarter about his play count and ramp up toward being ready for a full load when the postseason arrives — assuming Seattle gets there."We're going to be smarter this time. We've got a good game plan going," Wright said. "Ease it in these last two games, make the playoffs and kick it off from there."