RENTON, Wash. -- Every week is championship week to the Seattle Seahawks, but Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said his team is embracing Sunday's big NFC West matchup (8:30 p.m. ET, NBC).

"Yeah man, you don't get to play for these damn things very often," Arians said Wednesday on a conference call with Seahawks media. "And it isn't like Seattle has been doing it for 100 damn years. You fight your ass off all year to get into this game, so sure you embrace it. But the way you prepare for it is still the same process."

A victory by the Cardinals (11-3) would clinch the division title, but they enter the game as 8-point underdogs to the 10-4 Seahawks. Arians isn't surprised to see his team an underdog at home.

"That's been the sentiment for about a month," he said. "I haven't heard anybody pick us in a long time, so there's no difference. You know, they have to play these games for somebody to win 'em. You just don't hand it to 'em. I think our guys will be more than ready."

One reason the Seahawks are big favorites is the fact Arizona is starting third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley, who was cut by the Cardinals at the end of the preseason before returning on Nov. 11 after spending 10 weeks on the San Diego Chargers practice squad.

"We're not going to change what we do," Arians said. "I really like Ryan. I love how he prepares. I'm very comfortable with him."

Arians also is confident the Cardinals will play better than they did in a 19-3 loss at Seattle on Nov. 23 when second-string QB Drew Stanton was on the field. Arians pointed to two plays that hurt Arizona that day.

"Hopefully, we'll have 11 guys out there for a punt this time," he said. "And catch balls that are thrown to us [Jaron Brown] in the end zone for a [would-be] touchdown."

Arians pointed out the Cardinals made other key mistakes that day.

"We let Russell [Wilson] get out of the pocket and make plays that led to field goals," Arians said. "We had seven sacks and it should have been 11. He makes plays out of the pocket as good as anybody in the National Football League. But we had some good plays in that game and it isn't like they thrashed us."