A dominant defensive line trifecta has helped fuel the Seahawks fast 6-2 start to climb to the top of the NFC West. But now that the group will be down a key member for a month, who will fill the gap literally and figuratively in the midst of a playoff race?

Throwing four touchdowns in the first half, Sam Darnold deserved all the flowers leading the Seahawks to a blowout win in Landover. But with injuries on both sides of the ball, it was a complete team win with no shortage of standouts shining under the lights.

Spearheaded by an all-world performance by Sam Darnold, the Seahawks showed no rust coming out of their bye week, racing out to a 24-point lead on the road in prime time.

After cutting their roster from 90 to 53 players, the Seahawks have put together their first full practice squad of the season with more chances inevitably to come later this week.

Rushing for nearly 200 yards before halftime, the Seahawks set the tone early on a rainy night at Lumen Field, battering the Chiefs on both sides of the ball for a satisfying 17-point preseason win in front of the 12s.

Heeding the call from coach Mike Macdonald, the Seahawks rebounded nicely on offense in Tuesday’s second padded practice behind excellent efforts from reserve running backs vying for the third down role.

Previously playing in a dozen games for the Dolphins, Brandon Pili will enter his first training camp with the Seahawks with a prime opportunity to vie for a rotational nose tackle role in Mike Macdonald’s defense.

Atop the depth chart, few NFL teams have more firepower than the Seahawks do in the interior of their defensive line. But losses in the offseason have created some questions that need to be answered in the depth department.