The Facts: Chris Carson earned the NFC Offensive Player of the Month award with a reliable rushing role that averaged 103.2 yards and one touchdown per game (5.01 YPC) in December.

Diehards Line: Carson emerged from what started out to be a running back committee in Seattle to start the year, but the determined second-year man from Oklahoma State earned a leading part that made him the first Seahawk to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season since Marshawn Lynch's 2014 campaign. Similar to Beast Mode, Carson has had a knack for breaking tackles to extend drives and virtually every one of his big plays or touchdowns have come after contact. The hard-nosed running of Carson has not only helped the offense in the play-action pass, but has been a catalyst at relieving the pressure off a Seattle defense that has seen better days. Time of possession was proven crucial for Seattle in their Week 16 win over the Kansas City Chiefs behind Carson's 116-yard two-touchdown night that clinched his team a playoff berth.