The Seahawks listed linebacker Bruce Irvin as doubtful on their final injury report of the week as a result of the knee injury that kept him out of the lineup that week, but he is evidently feeling better than predicted on Sunday.
Irvin is on the 46-man roster for Sunday’s game against the Steelers despite the MCL sprain that made him unlikely to play 48 hours ago. He’ll be part of the effort to slow down Ben Roethlisberger and the rest of the Steelers offense, but cornerback Cary Williams will not be involved.
Williams is a healthy scratch on Sunday, something that doesn’t come as a total surprise since he was benched during last week’s victory over the 49ers. DeShawn Shead replaced him last week and Jeremy Lane is active for the first time this season to give Seattle another option.
Running back Marshawn Lynch as ruled out after abdominal surgery last week. Wide receiver Paul Richardson, cornerback Tye Smith, linebacker Eric Pinkins, center Drew Nowak and offensive lineman Kristjan Sokoli round out the inactives.
For the Steelers, linebacker Ryan Shazier is active after being listed as questionable on Friday because of a knee issue. Quarterback Michael Vick, wide receiver Sammie Coates, cornerback Doran Grant, running back Fitzgerald Toussaint, linebacker Anthony Chickillo, tackle Byron Stingily and defensive end L.T. Walton are inactive.