The Seattle Seahawks narrowly escaped a 1-3 record in a controversial late-game win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night. Now heading to Cincinnati to take on an undefeated Bengals team, the two-time defending NFC champions are hoping to get star running back Marshawn Lynch back after a one-week hiatus. 

Lynch sat out this past week's game against Detroit with a hamstring injury. According to Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, the Pro Bowl running back looked good in pregame warmups Monday night. Just not good enough to give it a go: 

“He wasn’t quite right,” Carroll said. “His best day was today. He ran pretty well in pregame, but they did not think he could sustain through the game and come out healthy again the next week. So we’re hoping that by using patience here, that he’ll be ready to go this next week.” 

More than anything, it seems that Seattle was being cautious with Lynch, who had been dealing with a calf injury prior to suffering the hamstring issue against the Chicago Bears back in Week 3. 

With Fred Jackson unlikely to go next week after injuring his ankle on Monday night, Seattle has to be relying on Lynch to get back on the field against a darn good Bengals defense. If not, un-drafted rookie Thomas Rawls will get a majority of the snaps Sunday. 

Lynch has put up just 128 yards on 38 attempts in three games this season.  When he does return, it will be interesting to see if the five-time Pro Bowler can get back into rhythm.