Murphy II added the team learned, "from our mistakes going into this week, with a chip on our shoulder, especially going on the road. We knew we had to get this win. It was a big win and we was able to do that. We came in here, we handled business. That's what we did."
At the forefront of making the defense come alive on Sunday was Lawrence, who finished the game with five tackles, 2.0 sacks for 16.5 yards and five quarterback hits.
Head coach Mike Macdonald said, "D-Law played a tremendous game. He had two sacks. To be able to play the run the way we played the run, he's one of the guys leading the charge there. Just the mentality, too. The guy is just an absolute beast."
Lawrence was coming off an injury that kept him sidelined for Week 5
"It gave us a lot of spark," Murphy II said on Lawrence's return. "He brings so much energy to the team, to the D-line, also to the room as well. We love D-Law. He's a hell of a player, as you can see today. He balled out, so it was great having him back."
Seattle was able to contain the Jaguars run offense, which came into Sunday's matchup having rushed for at least 100 yards in four of their first five games. Through five games, Jacksonville had rushed for 200, 139, 86, 151 and 109 yards. The Seahawks held the run game to just 59 yards on 19 attempts and held Travis Etienne Jr. to 27 yards on 12 runs, averaging 2.3 yards per carry.
"Congrats to the whole defense," Emmanwori said. "We played a great defensive game. Rush and coverage bounced back from the week before."
He added, "We had a mission for sure, to put this team on notice."