The Seahawks came into Sunday's game against the Cardinals with several of their top players sidelined by injuries.

They left Lumen Field on Sunday evening with a 17-3 victory and the feeling that, even playing shorthanded, they had rediscovered their swagger.

The Seahawks, who were coming off a tough Monday night loss to the Bears, had lost four of their last six games, and were playing without quarterback Sam Darnold, defensive tackle Leonard Williams, receiver Rashid Shaheed, left tackle Charles Cross, outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu and newly-acquired left guard Quenton Nelson. That's five players who earned Pro Bowl or All-Pro honors last season, and five who were starters on a Super Bowl-winning team.

But with Drew Lock again playing well in relief of Darnold, with players like Rylie Mills, Mike Morris, Dante Fowler Jr. and Connor O'Toole all taking on bigger roles in place of Williams and Nwosu; with Tory Horton and Jadarian Price helping make up for Shaheed's absence both in the return game and the passing game; and with Anthony Bradford and Josh Jones contributing to a sack-free game for Lock, the Seahawks didn't just survive those absences, they rolled to a double-digit victory that felt even more lopsided than the 14-point margin, outgaining the Cardinals 295-198 while totaling 21 first downs to Arizona's 13.

"Good win," said tight end AJ Barner, who scored both of Seattle's touchdowns, one on a 1-yard sneak, and one on a 7-yard pass from Lock. "Glad we were able to get a win at home and get our swagger back. Guys played well and I think there is a whole other level that we can get to."

Asked how the Seahawks got that swagger back coming off a 17-point loss to the Bears, Barner said. "You got to create it, man. You got to weather the storm sometimes, or create the storm yourself. Everyone's kind of been going through it, and again you just got to remain focused, block out the noise and trust in your ability and the work that you're putting in every day."

Veteran safety Julian Love had a similar feeling, noting that this win "felt like us" after a season of mixed results for the defending champs.

"I think the feel during the game, it felt like us," Love said. "Offense was doing their thing. Drew Lock played a great game, running backs ran their butts off, O-line played ball, and on defense, when we went to the ball, I think we played pretty violent today, which was fun to see. Have to be cleaner, of course, we're always going to say that, but the swagger, the Seahawks style, was definitely present today."

And it wasn't just that the Seahawks, as Barner put it, got their swagger back on Sunday, it was also significant that they were able to do so while living up to head coach Mike Macdonald and general manager John Schneider's "it takes all 70" mantra.

"Mike preaches it, the Ready Squad, it's 70 guys ready to roll at any time," Love said. "That's just the mentality that this building has, so we knew that whoever it was stepping up, playing their first game, playing their 100th snap, whatever it was, guys were going to be ready, guys were going to be focused. The coaching staff did a great job of putting together a plan on both sides of the ball for guys that hadn't played maybe all year. It was awesome. I keep going back to it, but this building is so special, this coaching staff, going into games, you feel as confident as you've ever been, and if we can just keep doing that, keep progressing and keep getting better, the sky's the limit."

As Love noted, Macdonald preaches the importance of roster depth and readiness for everyone from All-Pro starters down to players on the practice squad, or Ready Squad as the Seahawks like to call it, so it was no surprise he led his postgame press conference with that topic.

"Proud of our team," Macdonald said. "A lot of noise this week with injuries and other things going on, so just the poise that we showed, the 12 is One (mentality). We said this game was like the power of our 70 with the depth we were going to lean on with the bottom of our roster, and guys did a great job of stepping in, not flinching. Drew Lock, AB coming back, Dante Fowler. I'm eager to see what Rylie did. Rylie had more of an opportunity—that was cool—Mike Morris, proud of our team… I think you feel it in our locker room, but we're determined to keep stacking it and to grow from here. Really looking forward to this week and to try to build on this performance."

Fowler, a free-agent signing who has had a limited role so far this season, stepped up in Nwosu's absence to record his first sack as a Seahawk along with a forced fumble, helping bring Macdonald's messaging to life, while also helping the defense enjoy a dominant performance that saw the Cardinals manage only one field goal and 198 total yards, 89 of which came on their opening drive.

"There wasn't no dropoff," Fowler said. "All the guys that had to step up—Leonard wasn't playing, Chenna wasn't playing, a couple other guys weren't playing, and the guys stepped up and it still looked like the ones were out there, so that was pretty cool."

Derick Hall, who had a team-high three tackles for loss, was also impressed by the way Seattle's depth came through.

"That's huge," he said. "Mike speaks about 70. It's not just a 53-man roster, but the backups and practice squad stepping up, having the opportunity to come out and play, playing dominant football, and being successful. And it takes all of us. Guys on the sideline waving the towels, coaches, and training staff. I mean, everybody is included. These games are huge for us."