Following the Indianapolis Colts’ Week 9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, we have Sunday’s snap count figures. So what stood out?
Now, nine games into the season, when it comes to these snap count figures, there certainly isn’t as much that leaps of the page. By now, we have a good idea of where things stand playing time-wise and rotation-wise for most of these players.
However, each week, there were still a few noteworthy takeaways to make from the snap count figures.
With help from Pro Football Focus, here are the Colts’ snap count figures from Week 9, along with a few quick thoughts:
Colts snap count figures on offense
| Joe Flacco | QB | 54 |
| Ryan Kelly | C | 54 |
| Quenton Nelson | G | 54 |
| Braden Smith | T | 54 |
| Dalton Tucker | G | 54 |
| Matt Goncalves | T | 54 |
| Alec Pierce | WR | 48 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 41 |
| Jonathan Taylor | HB | 39 |
| Andrew Ogletree | TE | 32 |
| Josh Downs | WR | 27 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | TE | 26 |
| Kylen Granson | TE | 24 |
| Trey Sermon | HB | 14 |
| Ashton Dulin | WR | 10 |
| Adonai Mitchell | WR | 5 |
| Will Mallory | TE | 3 |
| Tyler Goodson | HB | 1 |
Quick Takeaways
– Josh Downs would only play 50 percent of the offensive snaps in this game, but still led the team in receiving. Against a good Vikings front, the Colts opted to use more heavier personnel packages.
– Typically it has been Mo Alie-Cox who has led the team in snaps at tight end, but this week it was Andrew Ogletree. This will be something to watch in the coming weeks.
– Neither player saw a ton of snaps, but Ashton Dulin again out-snapped AD Mitchell. Dulin is the more steady of the two right now, but Mitchell brings the big play ability. Will there come a point where the Colts prioritize that element knowing there may be more ups and downs along the way for the rookie?
Colts snap count figures on defense
| Zaire Franklin | LB | 73 |
| Kenny Moore II | CB | 73 |
| Nick Cross | S | 73 |
| Jaylon Jones | CB | 73 |
| Julian Blackmon | S | 73 |
| E.J. Speed | LB | 70 |
| Dayo Odeyingbo | ED | 55 |
| DeForest Buckner | DI | 55 |
| Kwity Paye | ED | 52 |
| Samuel Womack III | CB | 44 |
| Grover Stewart | DI | 43 |
| Grant Stuard | LB | 29 |
| Laiatu Latu | ED | 28 |
| Raekwon Davis | DI | 22 |
| Taven Bryan | DI | 17 |
| Isaiah Land | ED | 16 |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | DI | 4 |
| Rodney Thomas II | S | 3 |
Quick Takeaways
– The Colts leaned heavily on DeForest Buckner in this game. Both he and Grover Stewart made things very difficult for the Vikings’ interior offensive line, but when they were off the field, Minnesota often took advantage.
– With the defensive end position healthy, Laiatu Latu has gone back to his more rotational passing down heavy role within the defense.
– Kwity Paye was questionable with a hamstring injury but was active and wasn’t on any sort of snap count.
– With Grant Stuard as the team’s third linebacker with Jaylon Carlies out, his snap count figure can tell us how often the defense was lined up in their base 4-3 look versus nickel. This week, against a very good Vikings passing game, about 60 percent of the Colts’ snaps came with three cornerbacks.
– Coming into the season, I thought that Raekwon Davis would have a larger role on this defense as the third interior defender. On the year, he’s played about one-third of the defensive snaps, which mostly aligns with his snap count total from Sunday’s game.