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RENTON D.J. Fluker Color Rush Jersey , Wash. (AP) — Nothing will ever be completely normal for Shaquem Griffin as a football player.He will always be known for being drafted and making the Seattle Seahawks roster despite not having a left hand.But this training camp has felt different for the second-year linebacker. There’s been less hoopla. There haven’t been cameras following his every move. The focus has been on where he fits as a football player and ultimately proving he belongs on the roster for another season.“I felt like I was able to be myself and focus on football instead of all the outside talk and everybody in your ear day after day. It was kind of good to get back to strictly football and strictly football itself,” Griffin said. “That’s all I wanted to do — period — was play football. When it comes to balancing everything I got used to that last year, but it felt good to solely focus on football and being around the guys all the time and not worry about commercials this, and signing that.”Griffin will get his final chance to make an impression in the preseason Thursday night when the Seahawks face Oakland. Griffin has missed the past two preseason games after suffering a bruised knee in the preseason opener against Denver. He returned to practice Tuesday and is expected to play against the Raiders.It’s important for Griffin to get on the field again to show what he brings to the Seahawks.“I don’t feel like I’m behind,” Griffin said. “My whole thing was to work my butt off to get back and focus on learning from everyone in front of me. … It was more mental learning and putting myself in situations.”Griffin’s rookie season was a whirlwind. Every move he made in training camp was documented, culminating with Griffin starting the season opener at Denver due to injuries. But he also had to contend with the fact that his size — 6-foot, 227 pounds — has made it difficult to find a permanent position on the field. Griffin’s biggest contributions came on special teams.Coach Pete Carroll said it was evident Griffin and his cornerback brother Shaquill had more to deal with than anyone else a year ago.“I think both the brothers really took it to heart. They know that they had gone through a tremendous amount last year, and it was a distraction for them and they had to live with it,” Carroll said. “It remains such a great story and it was so hot for so long. As well as they apply themselves, and tried to deal with it, it was more than anyone else had in that regard.”Both brothers spoke of changes they made to their diets and workout plans in the offseason, and both believe there has been improvement.Now comes the task of finding a spot on the field that best suits Shaquem.The Seahawks talked in the offseason of using Griffin as a specialty pass rusher, but those plans have seemingly been thrown off by the knee injury. While it appears Griffin will be on Seattle’s final 53-man roster when cuts are made Saturday, it’s not a certainty. Seattle is certain to keep five linebackers — Bobby Wagner Barkevious Mingo Color Rush Jersey , K.J. Wright, Mychal Kendricks, Austin Calitro and Cody Barton — and likely will keep six. Griffin is likely to be the sixth.“The main thing for us is coaches want to see guys running fast and hitting,” Griffin said. “That’s what preseason is all about. You run a few plays and you shouldn’t mess up the few plays that you have. Do everything right, make hits, hit hard, run fast.”NOTES: DE Ezekiel Ansah practiced for the first time in training camp Tuesday. Carroll said Ansah has his strength back in his surgically repaired shoulder and is over a groin injury suffered doing conditioning work. … WR David Moore has a non-displaced fracture in his upper arm. Moore was hurt in practice last week but Carroll doesn’t expect the recovery to be long. “It’s sore, but it’s not too uncomfortable,” Carroll said. … Backup C Joey Hunt suffered a high-ankle sprain in Saturday’s preseason game against the Chargers. … Carroll remained unsure whether G Mike Iupati (calf) would be ready in time for Week 1. SEATTLE — Doubted before the season began, questioned even more after a 0-2 start, the Seattle Seahawks are back where they’ve spent most seasons since Pete Carroll arrived.The Seahawks are in the playoffs and perhaps as the type of opponent no one would like to see in the postseason.“You hear it. You hear the noise. You hear the 4-12 predictions, the 5-11 and that stuff motivates you,” Seattle linebacker K.J. Wright said. “We kept believing.”Seattle clinched its spot in the NFC playoffs after toppling Kansas City 38-31 on Sunday night, thanks to three touchdown passes from Russell Wilson and a pair of TD runs by Chris Carson.Wilson got the better of Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and helped lead Seattle back to the postseason after missing the playoffs a year ago. Seattle’s now made the playoffs in seven of the nine seasons with Carroll in charge Ed Dickson Color Rush Jersey , and six of seven with Wilson at quarterback.It was an unexpected accomplishment after Seattle overhauled its roster in the offseason. But the discovery of the best run game in the NFL, coupled with vets like Wilson, Bobby Wagner and Doug Baldwin was enough for Seattle to navigate its way into the postseason.“There’s an emotion to it that’s deep and it’s because there wasn’t very many people that thought we could do this,” Carroll said. “Most everybody thought we didn’t have a chance and to hang together, hang through it, we got it done before the season is even over.”The Seahawks (9-6) can wrap up the No. 5 seed and a matchup with Dallas by beating Arizona in Week 17.Wilson was 18 of 29 for 271 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown pass to Ed Dickson with 7:31 left for his third TD. But it was Seattle’s next drive that stood out as the best run team in the NFL put the game on the arm of its quarterback and receivers in the fourth quarter.Leading 31-28, Wilson hit David Moore for 7 yards to convert a key third-down and after Kansas City used its first timeout with 3:04 left. He followed with a 45-yard strike to Tyler Lockett, and Baldwin added a one-handed catch for 29 yards to the Chiefs 1. Carson capped the decisive drive with his second TD run with 2:29 left gave Seattle a 38-28 lead.Carson rushed for 116 yards, while Baldwin had seven catches for 126 yards and an acrobatic 27-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter.“When it’s our time to make plays and we’re given opportunities to make plays, we are going to make them. We have shown that,” Baldwin said.Mahomes had a few of his own magical moments that will enhance his MVP candidacy. But for the second straight week the Chiefs (11-4) were unable to come through with a victory that would have wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the AFC and will go into Week 17 with the chance of being division champs for find themselves on the road for the opening weekend of the postseason.“I know if you take care of business, you don’t have to talk about anything,” Kansas City coach Andy Reid said. “When we play the way we can play Jaron Brown Color Rush Jersey , and we are going to play, we are a tough team.”Mahomes was 23 of 40 for 273 and three TDs. Mahomes had only 83 yards passing in the first half. He had 76 and was 6 of 6 on Kansas city’s first possession of the second half, finishing the drive with a scrambling, sidearm fling to Charcandrick West for a 25-yard touchdown that pulled the Chiefs even at 17-all midway through the third quarter.That was the last time they would be even. Harrison Butker’s 32-yard field goal with 1:20 left pulled the Chiefs within seven, but the onside kick went out of bounds and Seattle ran out the clock.“It’s frustrating knowing that we’ve had it so close both times,” Mahomes said. “Luckily we are still in the position where we will have the opportunity to go out there and win it next week.”Damien Williams rushed for 103 yards and caught a 2-yard touchdown pass in the first half. But Seattle managed to keep Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce from taking over and the Seahawks pass rush did enough to disrupt the Chiefs passing attack. Mahomes was sacked only once but was hit 11 times. Kelce had five catches; Hill had four. Neither scored.“We knew (Hill) and (Kelce) were the go-to guys and if you eliminate those two guys you have a good chance of winning,” Wright said. RECORD WATCHCarson became the first Seattle running back since Marshawn Lynch in 2014 to have 1,000 yards rushing. … Kelce passed Tony Gonzalez for most yards receiving in a single season by a tight end in Chiefs history. … Mahomes has 31 touchdown passes on the road, most in NFL history. Tom Brady had 29 in 2007. … Wilson is first QB in NFL history with winning record in each of first seven seasons.INJURIESKansas City running back Darrel Williams suffered a hamstring injury in the first half and did not return. Seattle’s banged up offensive line saw J.R. Sweezy go down with an ankle injury in the second quarter and he did not return. D.J. Fluker, who was only supposed to play a limited number of snaps filled in and played the entire second half.KICKING ITSeattle had kicking concerns arise after Sebastian Janikowski was roughed on a field goal attempt in the second half. He was able to hit a 28-yard field goal later in the drive, but it was punter Michael Dickson handling the next two kickoffs with drop kicks. Dickson has done it in special situations this season.UP NEXTChiefs: Kansas City hosts Oakland in Week 17.Seahawks: Seattle hosts Arizona to close out the regular season.