Pete Carroll doesn't fault offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer for the Seattle Seahawks' struggles in their playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

The Seahawks expressed a commitment to the running game despite ineffectiveness in Saturday night's 24-22 loss.

"First off, for somebody to look at this game and say somebody didn't do this or didn't do that, and try to hold that against them or whatever, is really unfair," Carroll said. "Hold it against me; I'm the guy that's in charge of this thing."

Seattle's top-ranked rushing attack finished with only 73 yards on 24 attempts, their lowest output since Week 2. Russell Wilson attempted 27 passes with 11 coming on the team's final three drives.

In defending Schottenheimer, Carroll said the play-calling was in keeping with the successful approach the Seahawks have taken all year. Their 534 rushing attempts during the regular season were second-most in the NFL, whereas their 427 passing attempts were last.