Raiders Week 14 snap counts vs Colts: Arden Key sees bulk of DE snaps replacing injured Clelin Ferrell

Last week against the Jets was a breakout game for Raiders defensive end Clelin Ferrell. It was also his return after missing two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. That breakout for Ferrell included putting up two sacks – his first of the …

Last week against the Jets was a breakout game for Raiders defensive end Clelin Ferrell. It was also his return after missing two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19.

That breakout for Ferrell included putting up two sacks — his first of the season — both the strip variety. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was looking for a repeat performance against the Colts in a game that had considerable playoff implications. That follow-up would last seven snaps before Ferrell was lost to a shoulder injury.

While Ferrell was on the reserve/COVID-19 list, it was Carl Nassib who got the start. Upon his return, Gruden opted to make Nassib inactive. That was the case again this week despite Nassib being healthy, so someone else would have to step up with Ferrell down.

The recipient of those snaps was Arden Key who played 37 snaps (61%) in relief of Ferrell. Also seeing a significant jump in snaps was Vic Beasley who the team elevated from the practice squad for the second straight week. Beasley saw 24 snaps (39%).

Offense Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Trent Brown T 68 100% 5 17%
Kolton Miller T 68 100% 5 17%
Gabe Jackson G 68 100% 5 17%
Denzelle Good G 68 100% 5 17%
Derek Carr QB 68 100% 0 0%
Rodney Hudson C 68 100% 0 0%
Darren Waller TE 66 97% 0 0%
Nelson Agholor WR 45 66% 0 0%
Henry Ruggs III WR 41 60% 8 28%
Hunter Renfrow WR 38 56% 1 3%
Josh Jacobs RB 29 43% 0 0%
Jalen Richard RB 21 31% 0 0%
Jason Witten TE 20 29% 0 0%
Bryan Edwards WR 20 29% 0 0%
Devontae Booker RB 19 28% 0 0%
Zay Jones WR 16 24% 0 0%
Foster Moreau TE 13 19% 14 48%
Alec Ingold FB 12 18% 15 52%
Defense Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Erik Harris FS 61 100% 16 55%
Trayvon Mullen CB 61 100% 11 38%
Nevin Lawson CB 61 100% 11 38%
Maxx Crosby DE 58 95% 9 31%
Johnathan Abram SS 58 95% 3 10%
Nicholas Morrow LB 54 89% 2 7%
Nick Kwiatkoski LB 47 77% 9 31%
Johnathan Hankins DT 42 69% 8 28%
Lamarcus Joyner CB 41 67% 0 0%
Maurice Hurst Jr. DT 38 62% 1 3%
Arden Key DE 37 61% 8 28%
Cory Littleton LB 33 54% 15 52%
Kendal Vickers DT 25 41% 16 55%
Vic Beasley LB 24 39% 1 3%
Chris Smith DE 10 16% 0 0%
Clelin Ferrell DE 7 11% 1 3%
Raekwon McMillan LB 6 10% 23 79%
Dallin Leavitt FS 3 5% 23 79%
Isaiah Johnson CB 3 5% 10 34%
Keisean Nixon CB 2 3% 17 59%
Special Teams Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Kyle Wilber LB 0 0% 24 83%
Derek Carrier TE 0 0% 20 69%
Daniel Carlson K 0 0% 11 38%
AJ Cole III P 0 0% 6 21%
Trent Sieg LS 0 0% 6 21%
Andre James C 0 0% 5 17%
Patrick Omameh G 0 0% 5 17

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