Eye on the Hawks - Seahawks vs Packers
Seattle Seahawks team photographer Rod Mar is back with his Eye on the Hawks series that takes you closer to Kickoff 2014 action against the Green Bay Packers than anyone.
Shortly after 2pm on game day, reigning Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith makes the walk from the player's parking lot to the locker room at CenturyLink Field for the regular season opener.
!2 flags flew over locations all over the Seattle area on Thursday, as Seahawks fans all over the city prepared to celebrate their team's victory in Super Bowl 48 and to kickoff the new season.
Fans flash the "12" sign as they gathered near Occidental Park and CenturyLink Field for the day's events.
Fans pose with a huge lit sign from Super Bowl XLVIII located in the concourse of CenturyLink Field.
As pre game festivities buzzed outside the stadium, the Sea Gals were preparing for their game day inside their locker room in the stadium.
Autumn light illuminates a green-and-blue flag being waved outside the stadium.
A group of proud Seahawks fans outnumbers a lone Green Bay fan in the north parking lot of CenturyLink Field prior to the NFL Kickoff concert.
Pharrell Williams performs and is projected on screens across a giant stage that was constructed in the parking lot of CenturyLink Field for the concert.
Fans go crazy in the parking lot of CenturyLink Field as headliner Pharrell Williams takes the stage for a free pregame concert.
The distinctive arches of CenturyLink Field are reflected in the sunglasses of a fan at the pregame concert.
Seattle's iconic Smith Tower looms in the background of the stage as Pharrell Williams performs his number one hit "Happy" at the end of his set during the pregame concert.
Who says fans of opposing teams can't get along? A Packers fan and a Seahawks fan dance together during an energetic set by Pharrell Williams during the NFL Kickoff concert.
Pharrell Williams, a man known for his hats, reps the Seahawks at the end of his performance before the game.
Sequestered from the din outside of the stadium, the Seahawks join hands for a pre game prayer before taking the field to face the Green Bay Packers.
Cornerback Richard Sherman fires up his teammates before they leave the locker room for pregame introductions.
In their last moment of quiet, linebacker Mike Morgan, flanked by center Max Unger (left) and Russell Wilson, waits in the tunnel for the team to be introduced to the crowd both in the stadium and watching on national television.
Blitz leads the charge out of the tunnel, trailed by the flag team as pregame introductions begin.
Singer Arianna Grande sings the national anthem prior to the game, resplendent in a bedazzled Russell Wilson jersey.
Linebacker Bruce Irvin takes a moment for himself on the bench before kickoff.
Seattle set the tone early as Russell Wilson put a stiff-arm to the helmet of Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.
Seattle's defense swarmed all over Green Bay running back Eddie Lacy. On this play, K.J. Wright, Brandon Mebane, Cliff Avril and Bobby Wagner combine on a gang tackle.
Seattle's all-purpose offensive threat Percy Harvin found lots of room to the left on a jet sweep in the first quarter.
Receiver Ricardo Lockette heads to the end zone with a 33-yard touchdown as Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll celebrate behind him.
Ricardo Lockette celebrates his touchdown in front of fans in the north end zone.
Tight end Zach Miller makes a tough catch along the Green Bay sideline to keep a Seahawks drive alive in the first half.
The Sea Gals rocked in front of the largest regular season crowd ever at CenturyLink Field.
Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner, who led all defenders with 14 tackles, makes small talk with Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers after a third down stop.
Receiver Doug Baldwin's fakes left Green Bay's Micah Hyde grasping at air.
Newcomer Marcus Burley proved his worth at nickel corner, breaking up a deep pass intended for Green Bay's Randall Cobb along the left sideline.
Cornerback Byron Maxwell was tested early and often, but broke up this deep pass intended for Green Bay's Jordy Nelson and also intercepted a pass during the victory.
Defensive end Cliff Avril celebrates his sack of Aaron Rodgers on fourth down with the Packers trailing 20-10 in the second half.
Seattle's Michael Bennett gets a strip sack as he knocks the ball out of the hands of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers that resulted in a safety.
It took four Packers to bring down Seattle's Percy Harvin on this play.
Marshawn Lynch picked up right where he left off last season, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries.
Seattle's Byron Maxwell and Earl Thomas sandwich Green Bay's Jordy Nelson in the second half.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, flanked by running backs coach Sherman Smith, is all smiles in the fourth quarter.
All-pro cornerback Richard Sherman didn't have a ball thrown his way all game, as Green Bay chose to keep the ball away from his dangerous hands.
Sea Gal Kelsey is all smiles as the squad performs during the two-minute warning.
After the game, rookie Justin Britt, who started at right tackle, shakes hands with running back Robert Turbin on their way off the field.
Quarterback Russell Wilson breaks into a smile in the victorious Seahawks locker room after a 36-16 win to open the regular season.
