--Veteran safety Lawyer Milloy played the most snaps he's seen all season defensively against Arizona last week, as the Seahawks went with more six- and seven-defensive back sets against the pass-oriented Cardinals.

"Lawyer Milloy plays the game the way the game is supposed to be played," coach Jim Mora said. "He's hard. He's physical. He's tough. He's passionate, and he takes it very seriously. And we're always trying to get guys like that on the field and create roles for them. And we were able to do that last week."

Mora went on to say the four-time Pro Bowler has accepted his role as a part-time player for the Seahawks, but as a competitor Mora understands that Milloy wants to be on the field, and the Tacoma native has earned more time.

"I was pretty clear when I signed him that his role was to come in and be a backup safety and play special teams," Mora said. "And be there if and when we needed him in whatever role, and he said 'I'm fine with that.' And he continues to be. But that doesn't mean he doesn't want to be on the field, because he does."

--The switch of Brandon Mebane from more of a nose tackle to a pass rush guy on the inside hasn't exactly gone as planned for Seattle. Mebane tied for team lead in sacks last season with Darryl Tapp with 5 1/2, but only has one sack so far this season.

"(He's been) good in the run, but (we'd) would love to see more production in the pass game," Seahawks head coach Jim Mora said. "He works at it very hard, but we just haven't got the production yet.

"You see some really good rushes, but we just haven't had the finish yet. So I'd say we're still a little incomplete there. He does some really good things in the run game. We're looking for a little bit more in the pass, and we've got to help him that way."

--Seahawks head coach Jim Mora reiterated that running back Julius Jones is out for this week with a bruised lung.

"He's doing better," Mora said. "He was in meetings today. He said he's feeling good, but he won't be playing Sunday."

There is no timetable for Jones' return. But Mora hopes it will be next week.

BY THE NUMBERS
0 -- The number of sacks Seattle had against Arizona last week, as the Seahawks struggled to get pressure on Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner.

48 -- The number penalties Seattle has on the season, the third least in the NFL.

34 -- The number of sacks Minnesota's defense has, which leads the NFL.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"I don't really want to show them what I'm made of or anything like that. I definitely want to go out there and have a good game. I would love to get few people to stand up and clap for me, look in the crowd and hopefully see an 81 jersey up there. They gave me my first chance to play in the NFL, and I will forever be grateful for that." -- Seahawks wide receiver Nate Burleson on returning to Minnesota, where he began his NFL career.

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