The Seattle Seahawks overcame a rough start to the 2015-16 season to make the playoffs for the fifth time in Earl Thomas III’s career. Along the way, No. 29 matched career-highs in interceptions and passes defended, as the team provided some spectacular moments on the road and at home in front of the 12s.

As ET III and Co. begin the road back to the Super Bowl this offseason, we’re counting down the best five games had by the All-Pro free safety during his sixth season in the NFL.

NO. 4—HAWKS RIP RAVENS, 35-6

The win over the Baltimore Ravens wasn’t a boisterous individual performance from Earl Thomas III, but it was a dominant team effort by the Seahawks and the Legion of Boom in particular.

Seattle led from wire-to-wire, forcing Baltimore and quarterback Jimmy Clausen to go to the air to keep pace. The Ravens threw it 40 times compared to just 14 attempts on the ground. But those 40 pass attempts garnered Clausen just 6.8 yards against ET III and the L.O.B.—this all taking place on the road at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium.

The week prior, the Hawks had dominated the Minnesota Vikings 38-7 away from home, making it a 73-13 advantage in back-to-back road games.

“I really liked that we came out this weekend and followed up and kind of picked up where we left off last week,” Carroll said of the win. “We played really good ball on both sides of the football. With back-to-back trips could be a challenge but our guys didn’t waver at all on that. We saw it across the board and I’m really fired up that we handled that.”

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Earl totaled four tackles and anchored a shorthanded secondary unit. The Hawks overcame several injuries, including a season-ending broken ankle sustained by starting running back Thomas Rawls, and minor injuries to three Boomers: a bruised tailbone for safety Kam Chancellor and tweaked ankles for DeShawn Shead and Marcus Burley.

With all the injuries, Kelcie McCray stepped up from his usual role on special teams and made some key tackles while filling Kam’s strong safety role. Afterward, he credited Earl and corner Richard Sherman for helping him along.

“When I came in, E and Sherm really brought me up to speed,” McCray told 710 ESPN after the game. “It was a lot of communication and they made it comfortable for me being the new guy to the defense. I feel like that’s where the whole ‘Love-Our-Brother’ concept comes from.”

Chancellor was on-hand in the first half as the Seattle offense got on the board right away. Earl and Co. forced a punt on the first drive, and Russell Wilson and Co. responded with a methodical 80-yard drive, culminating in an eight-yard scoring reception by rookie receiver Tyler Lockett. Wilson threw five touchdowns on the day for the second time in the last three games.

The field position game set the Ravens up to score on their following possession. A strong Sam Koch punt set the stage for a 28-yard Justin Tucker field goal, making it 7-3. The gap stayed at four until a critical turnover by the Seahawks. Frank Clark jarred the ball loose from the grasp of Javorius Allen, and Bobby Wagner recovered at the 14-yard line. It took the Seattle offense just two plays to score, as Wilson found Doug Baldwin from 14 yards out to put the Hawks up 14-3.

The play was similar to a big-time play by Earl last week, when he picked off Minnesota quarterback Teddy Bridgewater just before the half, setting up a Wilson-Baldwin touchdown.

“I love that,” Carroll said of the second-quarter turnover. “We got the ball away from them, then we answered. We’ve been doing a really nice job answering the turnovers and making things happen. That’s such a great opportunity in a game to capture the momentum of the turnover. The turnover is great, but if you do something with it, then you just compound the issue for the other guys. Our guys have done a great job with that.”

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Baltimore had time to tack on another field goal before the break, but the second half was all Seattle.

Seattle went 80 yards in 11 plays to score to open the second half. Wilson linked up with Baldwin for his second receiving touchdown of the game. The Hawks kept the momentum all in their favor when the Seattle defense forced a quick punt. From there, Wilson went back to the air, dropping in a 49-yard bomb to Lockett to make it a commanding 22-point lead, 28-6.

The Hawks’ final score came on the heels of a Sherman pick. This time, it was yet another Wilson-Baldwin connection to drive the final nail in the coffin. It was Bladwin’s first scoring reception of the game and the eighth in his last three outings that sealed the deal on Seattle’s 35-6 triumph.

The win established Seattle as a serious threat to not only grab a playoff spot after a tough start to the season, but also to make some noise once the postseason arrived.

“It’s the pretenders at the beginning of the season, and at the end of the season, it’s the contenders,” said defensive tackle Michael Bennett. “Great teams play great football in December, and that’s what you have to do to be a playoff-bound team.”