Despite an 0-2 start, the Seattle Seahawks weren’t your average 0-2 team. They lost two close games on the road that could have easily resulted in wins. Translation: Seattle could have been 2-0 entering week three against the Chicago Bears.

Going on that, there were clearly some things the Hawks did well, but they needed to change some things.

Playing at home, and with safety Kam Chancellor, for the first time, there was plenty of change to begin with. Perhaps the biggest change came in the passing game, or rather the number of catches tight end Jimmy Graham recorded. After hauling in one catch for 11 yards last week in their loss to the Green Bay Packers, Graham caught seven passes, on eight targets, for 83 yards and a touchdown. The tight end would have had another score, but his late-second quarter touchdown was batted away.

In addition to Graham and the offense, the special teams contributed heavily as well. In perhaps the biggest surprise of the day, cornerback Richard Sherman returned a punt 64 yards to set up a field goal, after the Bears focused all of their attention on Tyler Lockett.

Chicago was probably right to focus in on Lockett— the playmaker who later returned a kick 105 yards for a touchdown. That kick return sparked an offense that up to that point had been stagnant. After scoring only six points in the first half and being pressured by the Bears’ pass rush, the offense turned things around. Seattle scored 20 points in the second half to put the game out of reach.

Russell Wilson finished with 235 passing yards and a touchdown, while undrafted rookie running back Thomas Rawls stole the show. Filling in for an injured Marshawn Lynch, who left the game with a hamstring injury, Rawls ran for 104 yards on 16 carries. Most of his work came in the second half as Rawls ran with physicality that Seahawks’ fans are accustomed to seeing out of Lynch.

On the other side of the ball, Seattle shut down the Bears’ offense.

Starting in place of the injured Jay Cutler, backup quarterback Jimmy Clausen completed a mere nine passes for 67 yards and no scores. Only four players caught at least one pass for the visiting team, with no receivers topping 21 yards. Without Cutler and the also-injured receiver Alshon Jeffery, Chicago was predictably run-heavy. Matt Forte carried the ball 20 times, but Seattle held him to only 74 yards.

Much of Seattle’s dominance was due to the linebackers’ effectiveness. K.J. Wright led the team with 10 tackles, while fellow linebackers Bobby Wagner and Bruce Irvin weren’t far behind with seven and five tackles respectively.

Chancellor made one tackle in his return to action.

Next Up:

After claiming the team’s first win at home, the Seahawks will look to make it two in a row as they battle the Detroit Lions in week four on Monday Night Football.