Eye On the Hawks - Seahawks at Eagles

Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril sports a winter-ready hat as he boards the bus to begin the trip to Philadelphia.

Fans waited on a corner in Sea-Tac to send the team off with cheers, waves, signs and flags.

On the tarmac, Luke Willson and Bryan Walters make their way from the buses to the aircraft.

On Saturday, a huge downpour forced the Seahawks inside for their walk-thru, and so the team went to the University of Pennsylvania and walked up carpeted stairs surrounded by wood paneling and college team photos to an upstairs gymnasium.

Once upstairs, the team underwent their customary walk-thru, only on a basketball court instead of a football field.

At the end of walk-thru, game captains were named, and Christine Michael was honored for his work with the service team during the week, and thus led the Seahawks in their breakdown at the end of the workout.

Give the Seahawks a basketball court, and you'll find not only casual shooting, but competition. Safety Earl Thomas and head coach Pete Carroll started shooting jump shots, but only moments later that evolved into a fierce game of "H-O-R-S-E".

Back on the buses, kicker Steven Hauschka listened to music with his teammates as the team made a quick visit to Lincoln Financial Field to see the stadium first-hand.

On Sunday, a group of 12's including this "Seahawks Santa" bid good luck to the players as they boarded the buses for the game.

Quarterback Russell Wilson waves to fans as he boards Bus #1 for the stadium.

Once at the stadium, quarterbacks and receivers took to the field for their early warmups. Russell Wilson, Jermaine Kearse, Doug Baldwin and Kevin Norwood met near midfield to examine the path of the wind inside the bowl of the stadium.

Once the wind directions were determined, the receivers decided to pose for an informal portrait before starting their drills.

Birds of a feather? This couple roots for opposing teams, but have been together for nearly a decade.

Head coach Pete Carroll was reunited with two quarterbacks he coached back at U.S.C. -- Matt Barkley, right, and Mark Sanchez.

Some teams count Will Farrell and Macklemore as fans. The Philadelphia Eagles have Carrot Top, and three of their players interrupted their pregame warmups to pose for a photo with him.

Seahawks safety Earl Thomas makes a pledge to his teammates during his pregame speech just before the team took the field in Philadelphia.

Quarterback Russell Wilson leads the Seahawks onto the field under sunny skies and cool temperatures.

Pyrotechnics explode from the roof of Lincoln Financial Field at the end of the "Star Spangled Banner" as Russell Wilson stands at attention.

Seahawks captains Jon Ryan, Byron Maxwell, Russell Wilson, DeShawn Shead and Luke Willson head to midfield for the coin toss.

Seattle tried to establish its running game early, and Marshawn Lynch found a hole to cut back to for a 21-yard gain on the Seahawks opening drive.

Russell Wilson got the Seahawks on the board with 26-yard rushing touchdown in which he raced to the end zone untouched after keeping the ball on a read-option play.

Defensive tackle Jordan Hill had one of his best games as a Seahawk, swallowing up Philadelphia's Darren Sproles for a loss.

Jordan Hill and Bobby Wagner chase down Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy near the Seattle sideline in the second quarter.

Kam Chancellor put the "strong" into strong safety as he used one arm to separate Eagles receiver Jeremy Maclin from a pass, causing it to fall incomplete.

Seattle receiver Doug Baldwin makes a flying reception in the first half. Baldwin led all receivers with five catches for 97 yards and a touchdown.

At halftime and leading by a score of 10-7, defensive backs coach Kris Richard reviewed strategy with his players in the locker room.

Seattle's defense came out rolling in the second half, forcing a fumble on the Eagles' first play from scrimmage. Bobby Wagner lets the Seahawks sideline know that Seattle had recovered the ball.

Marshawn Lynch stiff-arms and dances away from Philadelphia's Nate Allen as he scores on a 15-yard pass, that gave the Seahawks a 17-7 lead in the third quarter.

Doug Baldwin hauled in this 25-yard pass on a seam route from Russell Wilson to give Seattle a 24-14 lead midway through the third quarter.

Seattle's defense continued its hard hitting ways with Kam Chancellor and Byron Maxwell crunching Eagles tight end Zach Ertz.

Seahawks receiver Jermaine Kearse had perhaps the best catch of the day, laying himself out to make a pretty, diving catch for a 20-yard gain and a first down.

Seattle's Ricardo Lockette got into the act on the very next play, leaping high to catch a 19-yard pass from Wilson.

Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett was on his back on the ground but managed to use his right hand to sack Philadelphia's Mark Sanchez for a five-yard loss to open the fourth quarter.

Michael Bennett does his patented sack dance as teammates Jordan Hill, Bruce Irvin and Cliff Avril watch him celebrate the sack.

One play after Seattle lost possession of the ball on a fumble, Seahawks cornerback Tharold Simon intercepted a pass by Mark Sanchez and returned the ball back to Seattle.

Defensive back Marcus Burley got a sack when he blitzed and tackled Philadelphia's Mark Sanchez in the fourth quarter.

Safety Earl Thomas exhorts his teammates during the fourth quarter as the Seahawks protected a 24-14 lead on the road.

After the game, Seahawks Heath Farwell, Mike Morgan and Clint Gresham greeted former teammate and current Eagles safety Chris Maragos.

12's once again made themselves both loud and visible, then crowded down behind the visitor's bench at the end of the game to cheer the Seahawks.

Kam Chancellor took a moment before leaving the field and obliged some 12s who wanted a "selfie" with their favorite player.