After a tough loss last week, Earl Thomas III and the Seattle Seahawks (1-1) will look to bounce back when they take on the San Francisco 49ers (1-1) in an important divisional clash at home.

Up to this point ET III and league’s top-ranked defense have been formidable, with only 19 points surrendered on the young season. But the offense, which has only mustered one touchdown through two games, will look to turn things around when it takes the field in Week 3.

“It’s a big deal coming home. Got a divisional game coming up and we want to bounce back. We need to get right…we want to get back on the right track.” head coach Pete Carroll explained. “We’re looking forward to putting together a great week. It’s a huge opportunity for us and we’ll take advantage of it.”

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The Chip Kelly-led 49ers have looked better on offense than in years past and won’t be taken lightly by Earl and Co. San Francisco starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert has had some bright moments against the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers in Weeks 1 and 2, and he’ll be tasked with facing another elite defense when he takes the field against Earl and the Legion of Boom.

“We’re really planning on just executing on what we’ve practiced. So whether they have this personnel or that personnel, we’ve been able to prepare for them,” defensive coordinator Kris Richard explained. “We’re looking forward to going out there and matching up against them.”

The 49ers receiving corps lacks one dominant pass-catching force, but there are playmakers that Thomas and the D will need to keep in check if the Hawks want to come out of this week with a victory. Torrey Smith is San Francisco’s top receiving option lbut he has been outperformed by Jeremy Kerley, who leads the team in targets (17) and receptions (10).

Vance McDonald, the talented breakout tight end, will also need to be contained. The fourth-year playmaker out of Rice leads the team with two touchdown receptions and is coming off a game where his only catch came on an electrifying 75-yard score. If the Seahawks stick to their plan and shut down the 49ers through the air, running back Carlos Hyde, who has rushed for 122 yards and two TDs, will likely see a heavy workload.

Kelly will have his offense running at a fast pace and the Seahawks are prepared for anything that comes their way. Since it’s no secret that San Francisco will want to play up-tempo, the coaches have done their best to prepare the defense for what’s to come.

“That is definitely a staple of this offense. You can tell they want up-tempo. They want you breathing as hard and heavy and you can possibly be,” Richard said.

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Although No. 29 and the defense have done a great job when it comes to limiting the amount of points scored by opposing teams, one facet of the game that they are looking to improve upon is generating turnovers.

For something that has been a staple of this unit’s success, surprisingly the Seahawks have yet to force any turnovers through the first couple weeks of the season. But they feel as though they could break through, and break out at anytime.

“They come in bunches. We’ve been close but we understand that that’s a part of our football team and we have to do our part,” Richard said. “We gotta go out there, we gotta get that football, we got to give our offenses as many chances as possible. That’s our responsibility.”

Sunday’s game is slated to kick off at 1:05 p.m. PT at CenturyLink Field and will be aired on FOX.