Defensive snap counts, observations for Cardinals in preseason finale vs. Vikings

Check out how the Cardinals’ 60 defensive snaps were split up against the Vikings.

The Arizona Cardinals beat the Minnesota Vikings 18-17 on Saturday in their preseason finale on the road. They played 60 defensive snaps.

How was the playing time divided up?

The individual snap counts, divided by position group, is below with some takeaways.

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Offensive snap counts, observations for Cardinals’ final preseason game

The Cardinals played 76 offensive snaps against the Vikings. Here is how it was divided up.

The Arizona Cardinals wrapped up their preseason schedule on Saturday with an 18-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

They played 76 offensive snaps.

How was the playing time divided up?

Below are the individual snap counts for each player who got into the game offensively and some observations.

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Cardinals 18, Vikings 17: Highlights from Arizona’s come-from-behind win

Check out every big play of the come-from-behind win to close out the preseason.

The Arizona Cardinals closed out the preseason with an 18-17 road win over the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday. They fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter but quarterback David Blough led a second-half rally, throwing a touchdown pass and rushing for another.

Corey Clement rushed for 79 yards and Zach McCloud had three sacks in the game.

You can catch every big play in the video below.

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Cardinals studs in preseason finale win over Vikings

These player finished the preseason making a great impression.

The Arizona Cardinals wrapped up the preseason with an 18-17 road win over the Minnesota Vikings. They did not play any of their expected starters, fell behind early and rallied back.

In the last opportunity to impress the Cardinals’ coaches and either earn a spot on the 53-man roster, practice squad or on another team, a few players stood out.

Who were the studs in the win?

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Cardinals had 3 notable injuries in preseason win over Vikings

O-linemen Jon Gaines and Dennis Daley, both expected to be on the 53-man roster, suffered injuries in the preseason finale.

The Arizona Cardinals finished the preseason with an 18-17 come-from-behind win over the Minnesota Vikings. In the game, they suffered three injuries of note.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon mentioned them after the game in his press conference.

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LB Jesse Luketa does it all against Vikings

Luketa was a captain, played defense, played special teams and even lined up at fullback a few times on offense.

The Arizona Cardinals sat their starters in the preseason finale against the Minnesota Vikings, an 18-17 win. That presented a unique opportunity for second-year linebacker Jesse Luketa.

Luketa did it all on Saturday. He was the Cardinals’ captain for the coin toss. He played on defense. He played on special teams.

What was new was playing fullback on offense.

He lined up on several plays at fullback as a lead blocker. He even caught a pass but it was negated by a penalty.

That sort of usage suggests he will make the final roster.

In a postgame interview with team sideline reporter Dani Sureck, he said the opportunity came up this week and he was more than willing to do it. He played some offense in high school.

Will he do it in the regular season if he makes the team? Perhaps in some specialty situations. What is more likely is one of their tight ends would line up as a fullback.

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FINAL SCORE: Cardinals rally from 14-0 deficit to beat Vikings 18-17

After falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter, David Blough led two second-half TD drives for an 18-17 win to close the preseason.

The Arizona Cardinals did not start their final preseason game well. They allowed an opening-drive touchdown, turned the ball over and immediately gave up another touchdown to fall behind 14-0.

However, they rallied back with the defense rebounding and David Blough threw a touchdown pass and ran for another to rally the Cardinals to their second 18-17 win of the preseason.

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Rookie OL Jon Gaines suffers knee injury

He left the preseason finale after only one play.

The one thing you don’t want to see in a preseason game is players getting injured. All it took was one offensive play and the Arizona Cardinals had to deal with one.

After one offensive play, rookie center Jon Gaines injured his right knee.

He had to be assisted off the field but was able to walk. He was carted to the locker room.

It was announced he was questionable to return, although his return in the game seems unlikely.

The fourth-round pick out of UCLA was lined up to be the Cardinals’ backup center.

Hopefully it isn’t an injury that causes him to lose time.

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Which Cardinals did not dress for the preseason finale?

See which players did not dress for the final preseason game, suggesting they have a spot on the roster or are injured.

The Arizona Cardinals took on the Minnesota Vikings in their preseason finale on Saturday. Many players did not dress for the game. Outside of the injured players, those not dressing suggest those players either have earned spots in the starting lineup or have secured a spot on the final roster.

Who were those players?

Darren Urban of the official team site noted many of the players not dressing.

  • QB Colt McCoy
  • QB Kyler Murray
  • QB Jeff Driskel
  • RB James Conner
  • WR Marquise Brown
  • WR Michael Wilson
  • WR Rondale Moore
  • WR Zach Pascal
  • TE Zach Ertz
  • TE Trey McBride
  • OL D.J. Humphries
  • OL Elijah Wilkinson
  • OL Hjalte Froholdt
  • OL Will Hernandez
  • OL Badara Traore
  • OL Paris Johnson
  • DL Leki Fotu
  • DL L.J. Collier
  • DL Jonathan Ledbetter
  • LB Kysir White
  • LB Josh Woods
  • LB Zaven Collins
  • LB Dennis Gardeck
  • LB Myjai Sanders
  • LB Victor Dimukeje
  • CB Marco Wilson
  • CB Kei’Trel Clark
  • CB Antonio Hamilton
  • S Jalen Thompson
  • S Budda Baker

Some players might have been injured. Driskel hasn’t dressed for a game yet. Sanders did have a hand injury earlier in training camp.

If Dimukeje and Hamilton are not injured, their not dressing is notable, suggesting they have a spot on the final roster.

Murray is still ineligible to play as he is on PUP.

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The Cardinals’ defensive starters in preseason finale vs. Vikings

The starting defense was a bunch of rookies and guy battling for roles and spots on the roster.

The Arizona Cardinals began the preseason finale against the Minnesota Vikings on defense. They did not use any of their defensive starters.

Their starting lineup was filled with guys battling for roles or spots on the roster.

Who started on defense?

  • DL Carlos Watkins
  • DL Eric Banks
  • Kevin Strong
  • OLB Cameron Thomas
  • OLB BJ Ojulari
  • LB Kyle Soelle
  • LB Krys Barnes
  • CB Christian Matthew
  • CB Bobby Price
  • S Kendell Brooks
  • S Andre Chachere

Cornerback Nate Hairston also got in the game.

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