Eye on the Hawks - 2015 Seahawks vs Bears
Team photographer Rod Mar brings you the most exciting moments from before, during, and after the Seahawks' 26 – 0 victory against the Chicago Bears from an angle most don't see.
![Seahawks owner Paul Allen and head coach Pete Carroll chat on the field before the game.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/cpzwonwraxtwiunf0tyf.jpg)
Seahawks owner Paul Allen and head coach Pete Carroll chat on the field before the game.
![Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett greets his brother Marcellus, a tight end for the visiting Chicago Bears.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/wwlprrtwtyhugcxeodvq.jpg)
Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett greets his brother Marcellus, a tight end for the visiting Chicago Bears.
![Offensive tackle Russell Okung listens to music on his Bose headphones as he reviews notes in the locker room before the game.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/ttdh11ayxjhpmj9hcfdc.jpg)
Offensive tackle Russell Okung listens to music on his Bose headphones as he reviews notes in the locker room before the game.
![These fans were enjoying the autumn sunshine on Sunday at CenturyLink Field.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/harukmeudksbcqd2watw.jpg)
These fans were enjoying the autumn sunshine on Sunday at CenturyLink Field.
![Taima was focused for the regular season home opener.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/rloperjccxcus6ssnaqr.jpg)
Taima was focused for the regular season home opener.
![In the locker room, a familiar scene took place as free safety Earl Thomas and his running mate strong safety Kam Chancellor prepared to take the field for pregame warmups.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/mkzvvrbs6sbpepymopd3.jpg)
In the locker room, a familiar scene took place as free safety Earl Thomas and his running mate strong safety Kam Chancellor prepared to take the field for pregame warmups.
![Quarterback Russell Wilson gathered his teammates on the field during pregame warmups.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/vduofe3n1omigxvsapxs.jpg)
Quarterback Russell Wilson gathered his teammates on the field during pregame warmups.
![Free safety Earl Thomas focused during team stretching before taking on the Bears.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/aawu29ptylj4hq7ljvzp.jpg)
Free safety Earl Thomas focused during team stretching before taking on the Bears.
![Safety Kam Chancellor listens to last-minute words from head coach Pete Carroll during team stretching.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/llj0yw4hbds0xpa4lfgd.jpg)
Safety Kam Chancellor listens to last-minute words from head coach Pete Carroll during team stretching.
![On the sidelines, celebrities Kyle MacLachlan and Joel McHale, both big Seahawks fans, posed for a photo.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/ckogcxdmdz37graa7lmw.jpg)
On the sidelines, celebrities Kyle MacLachlan and Joel McHale, both big Seahawks fans, posed for a photo.
![Parachuters carrying Seahawks 12 flags landed on the field during pregame festivities.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/uf01xdk3pxqws9w2i9e4.jpg)
Parachuters carrying Seahawks 12 flags landed on the field during pregame festivities.
![Back in the Seahawks locker room, Russell Okung spoke to his teammates.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/qvvyox9fmpbd8se7glmk.jpg)
Back in the Seahawks locker room, Russell Okung spoke to his teammates.
![Defensive backs Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas get fired up before being introduced to the sellout crowd at CenturyLink Field.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/vbrb7nhxedvrh7qvxhdh.jpg)
Defensive backs Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas get fired up before being introduced to the sellout crowd at CenturyLink Field.
![Earl Thomas struck his familiar pose, hitting his knees as he was introduced pregame.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/rv9hsghcjzsdtvb9rlmt.jpg)
Earl Thomas struck his familiar pose, hitting his knees as he was introduced pregame.
![Kam Chancellor, seeing his first action of the season, wasted no time making his hard hit with teammate Ahtyba Rubin on Chicago's Matt Forte on the first play from scrimmage.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/xpvtvyn1jabxuualral1.jpg)
Kam Chancellor, seeing his first action of the season, wasted no time making his hard hit with teammate Ahtyba Rubin on Chicago's Matt Forte on the first play from scrimmage.
![Seahawks fans were ready for the return of safety Kam Chancellor.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/klf58ops0i2dajh67zwc.jpg)
Seahawks fans were ready for the return of safety Kam Chancellor.
![Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett lets out a yell after making a stop in the first quarter.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/tmhqgy5xokxyzzmmnsyt.jpg)
Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett lets out a yell after making a stop in the first quarter.
![Richard Sherman had lots of running room on a trick special teams play as the Seahawks faked Chicago into thinking a punt was headed towards one side of the field as Sherman returned it down the other sideline.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/twdasa4208faepwlxsrp.jpg)
Richard Sherman had lots of running room on a trick special teams play as the Seahawks faked Chicago into thinking a punt was headed towards one side of the field as Sherman returned it down the other sideline.
![Richard Sherman heads downfield with a 64-yard punt return that led to a Seahawks field goal.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/r3cb0xzaum1csbotakof.jpg)
Richard Sherman heads downfield with a 64-yard punt return that led to a Seahawks field goal.
![Seattle linebacker K.J. Wright makes a tackle on Chicago's Matt Forte. Wright led the Seahawks with five tackles on the day.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/gtkbtigoblplrhi1j285.jpg)
Seattle linebacker K.J. Wright makes a tackle on Chicago's Matt Forte. Wright led the Seahawks with five tackles on the day.
![Blitzing Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner laid out Chicago quarterback Jimmy Clausen just after Clausen had released the ball on an incomplete pass.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/rc9fwteadci2t6jhs5wo.jpg)
Blitzing Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner laid out Chicago quarterback Jimmy Clausen just after Clausen had released the ball on an incomplete pass.
![Pete Carroll has instructions for quarterback Russell Wilson after the Seahawks took a timeout in the red zone.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/wj01xhhmdoqwjclt2we9.jpg)
Pete Carroll has instructions for quarterback Russell Wilson after the Seahawks took a timeout in the red zone.
![Seahawks return specialist Tyler Lockett speeds down the Seattle sideline with a team-record 105-yard kickoff return for touchdown to open the second half.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/crmkladyou1p2npo8ebt.jpg)
Seahawks return specialist Tyler Lockett speeds down the Seattle sideline with a team-record 105-yard kickoff return for touchdown to open the second half.
![As Tyler Lockett races his way to a 105-yard kickoff return, head coach Pete Carroll stays safely out of harms way and signals the impending touchdown.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/ap23p9gpdvkfkwnrt7df.jpg)
As Tyler Lockett races his way to a 105-yard kickoff return, head coach Pete Carroll stays safely out of harms way and signals the impending touchdown.
![Seattle's defense stopped all aspects of the Bears attack, and Cliff Avril knocked down this pass by Chicago's Jimmy Clausen.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/u1fmb0ryumka5yismclk.jpg)
Seattle's defense stopped all aspects of the Bears attack, and Cliff Avril knocked down this pass by Chicago's Jimmy Clausen.
![Sea Gal Kelsey lets her hair fly during a performance in the sun by the dance team between quarters.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/fp5lnqhnymamwbspuzmq.jpg)
Sea Gal Kelsey lets her hair fly during a performance in the sun by the dance team between quarters.
![Seahawks nickel cornerback Marcus Burley tackles Chicago's Matt Forte.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/c3gg4yomuo3zcayftwzx.jpg)
Seahawks nickel cornerback Marcus Burley tackles Chicago's Matt Forte.
![Seahawks mascot "Blitz" takes it all in from the north end zone.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/kqyecvtoiajmhmnuhwzt.jpg)
Seahawks mascot "Blitz" takes it all in from the north end zone.
![Rookie running back Thomas Rawls impressed coaches and teammates on this run along the left sideline in which he took on two Chicago defenders at the end of a run resulting in a first down.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/rznlryidbqz6nomgdiox.jpg)
Rookie running back Thomas Rawls impressed coaches and teammates on this run along the left sideline in which he took on two Chicago defenders at the end of a run resulting in a first down.
![Doug Baldwin showed why he one of Seattle's most consistent players, hauling in a key third down catch in the second half.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/lrarjchef9jyjpydyag5.jpg)
Doug Baldwin showed why he one of Seattle's most consistent players, hauling in a key third down catch in the second half.
![Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham catches a ball over the middle and only had eyes for the end zone, scoring on this 30-yard touchdown play.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/lklb61c50clfkzhswiqg.jpg)
Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham catches a ball over the middle and only had eyes for the end zone, scoring on this 30-yard touchdown play.
![Derrick Coleman flips Chicago return specialist Marc Marioni on a punt return in the second half.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/faik6lkb5k24f2k4j5mi.jpg)
Derrick Coleman flips Chicago return specialist Marc Marioni on a punt return in the second half.
![Seattle's defense kept up its hard-hitting ways, with Bobby Wagner and Bruce Irvin combining on this hit in the third quarter.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/slv97zntdsiqjnmneadh.jpg)
Seattle's defense kept up its hard-hitting ways, with Bobby Wagner and Bruce Irvin combining on this hit in the third quarter.
![Quarterback Russell Wilson races up the middle of the field for yardage in the second half, after being sprung for the opening by linemen Justin Britt and Drew Nowak.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/gqrrew3bltdyiwzju6yb.jpg)
Quarterback Russell Wilson races up the middle of the field for yardage in the second half, after being sprung for the opening by linemen Justin Britt and Drew Nowak.
![Linemen J.R. Sweezy, Drew Nowak and Justin Britt prepare to pass protect for quarterback Russell Wilson in the fourth quarter.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/zxamkodlfbrtkrnksskq.jpg)
Linemen J.R. Sweezy, Drew Nowak and Justin Britt prepare to pass protect for quarterback Russell Wilson in the fourth quarter.
![Officials look up to see Steven Hauschka's 48-yard field goal sail towards the uprights in the fourth quarter.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/bl815tygkyuzuzfqdeby.jpg)
Officials look up to see Steven Hauschka's 48-yard field goal sail towards the uprights in the fourth quarter.
![Seahawks assistant coach Kris Richard receives congratulations from Richard Sherman after the Richard coached his first victory and shutout since being named defensive coordinator.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/strfnjugridz42kdj6zw.jpg)
Seahawks assistant coach Kris Richard receives congratulations from Richard Sherman after the Richard coached his first victory and shutout since being named defensive coordinator.
!["Bltiz" greets Kam Chancellor after the game as Chancellor makes his way to the locker room.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/pnidxtecweqr21rdfn2z.jpg)
"Bltiz" greets Kam Chancellor after the game as Chancellor makes his way to the locker room.
![In the victorious Seahawks locker room, running back Thomas Rawls is congratulated for his 104-yard rushing day by quarterbacks coach Carl Smith, running backs coach Sherman Smith and quarterback Russell Wilson.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/seahawks/h0jgjgjvozcqjuhvtkyd.jpg)
In the victorious Seahawks locker room, running back Thomas Rawls is congratulated for his 104-yard rushing day by quarterbacks coach Carl Smith, running backs coach Sherman Smith and quarterback Russell Wilson.