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Lynch, a five-time Pro Bowler, missed the final seven games
of the regular season following hernia surgery.
He recovered well enough to rejoin the team for practice this
week, and Seattle coach Pete Carroll told a local radio station
on Friday that Lynch would play at Minnesota, a remark that
obviously was premature.
Lynch has the second-most career rushing touchdowns among active
players, with 74, and his absence is obviously bad news for the
Seahawks.
The team, however, has played well without Lynch, winning six of
its past seven games to earn a wild card spot with a 10-6
record, and is a betting favorite to beat the Vikings.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by
John O'Brien)
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