Marshawn Lynch returned to practice with the Seattle Seahawks and is expected to play during the Wild Card game this weekend.

"He's ready to go," Pete Carroll said. "He's in the program, going, working, and he's going to keep doing his workouts here with us today and tomorrow. And Wednesday, we're going to practice and see how he feels and how far he can take it. He's worked out in incredibly competitive situations. He, physically, should be ready to go, but now we've got to translate it into football and directly to us. I'm not worried about him having any problem with the system or any of that kind of stuff. It's been a while, but he'll be fine. So we'll just see if he can handle it and expect that he will."

Lynch underwent abdominal surgery Nov. 25 and has been rehabbing in San Francisco. He has appeared in seven games this season and has not played since Nov. 15.