Eagles snap count vs. Chiefs: Breakdown, observations from 21-17 win in Week 11

We’re looking at the snap count and playing time percentages from the Philadelphia Eagles 21-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles’ offense overcame a poor start at Arrowhead Stadium, scoring two late touchdowns, as the Eagles’ defense shut out the Chiefs’ offense in the second half to come away with a 21-17 victory.

Philadelphia (9-1) became the first team to win nine of their first ten games in consecutive seasons since Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in 2005-06, and the win was even sweeter because they defeated former coach Andy Reid for the first time in five tries since he became coach in Kansas City.

With preparation for the Bills set to get underway, here’s the snap count and playing time percentages for Week 11.

Snap count notes: New role for Rodrigo, interesting WR usage in Week 7

Detroit Lions snap count notes: New role for Rodrigo, interesting WR usage in Week 7 loss to the Ravens

Sunday’s 38-6 loss in Baltimore was one of the low points of the Dan Campbell era in Detroit. The Lions got whipped on both sides of the ball by a sharp Ravens squad.

The snap counts from the game are an interesting reflection of the Lions loss. Detroit racked up 75 snaps on offense to just 60 on defense, but the splits from the halves were wild; Baltimore ran 37 offensive plays in the first half to Detroit’s 25, en route to a 28-0 halftime lead. A lot of the Lions offensive snaps and production came in garbage time.

The entire starting offensive line and QB Jared Goff played all 75 snaps, with WR Amon-Ra St. Brown playing all but two. Jahmyr Gibbs dominated the RB snaps with David Montgomery out. The rookie played 65, with backup Craig Reynolds only notching seven reps. Devine Ozigbo and Mo Ibrahim only played on special teams.

There was one other player in the backfield: Malcolm Rodriguez. The backup linebacker took two snaps at fullback. Rodriguez hadn’t played on defense since Week 4, though he did get on the field for one snap at his regular position.

Behind St. Brown, Josh Reynolds was the clear No. 2 at wide receiver:

Reynolds – 55
Antoine Green – 33
Jameson Williams – 33
Kalif Raymond – 27

Maybe it was the early blowout status impacting the snaps and usage. That’s certainly possible. However, it’s interesting that Raymond was out-snapped by young players who contributed nothing (zero catches on seven combined targets) in the game.

On defense, the biggest eyebrow raise comes from Benito Jones getting the most reps of the DT rotation. Jones played 40 reps, with Alim McNeill at 38 and Isaiah Buggs at 33. John Cominsky played 37 snaps and at least a handful of those were inside the 5T alignment, though we don’t have the exact breakdown yet.

In his return from I.R., Josh Paschal logged 17 snaps. That’s more than both Romeo and Julian Okwara, who played 10 and eight, respectively.

In the second half, Khalil Dorsey came in and repped 10 plays at cornerback. Those were the only 10 plays where Will Harris was off the field. Steven Gilmore played two reps at CB, while Ifeatu Melifonwu saw four reps — all in a safety role. Chase Lucas did not play on defense once again.

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Lions snap count notes vs. Buccaneers: Dan Campbell rode his starters to victory

Lions snap count notes vs. Buccaneers: Dan Campbell rode his starters to victory, playing reserves less than normal on both sides

The Detroit Lions improved to 5-1 with Sunday’s 20-6 win in Tampa Bay, and they got the victory by leaning heavily on the starting lineup, especially on offense.

Head coach Dan Campbell shortened the bench on offense in the win. Some of that was injury-related necessity. With regular starting guards Jonah Jackson and Halapoulivaaati Vaitai unable to start, the starting five playing the whole way was a necessity. All five played all 70 offensive snaps, as did QB Jared Goff.

The other key starters played very high percentages of the game. Amon-Ra St. Brown was on the field for over 90 percent (64 of 70), followed closely by Josh Reynolds (57) at wide receiver. Rookie TE Sam LaPorta repped on 58 snaps, with Brock Wright in for 43 as the Lions leaned heavily into using two TEs against the Bucs’ impressive defensive front.

The reserves didn’t get much action. Jameson Williams caught his two passes on just 16 snaps, which is one more than Kalif Raymond got on offense. David Montgomery’s injury after 18 snaps thrust Craig Reynolds (43) and Devine Ozigbo (6) into more action than expected. Dan Skipper played four reps as an extra tackle in his first game back on the active roster.

On defense, 17 players saw action for Detroit. Five never left the field, playing all 56 snaps: DBs Kerby Joseph, Tracy Walker, Jerry Jacobs, Cam Sutton and LB Alex Anzalone.

DE Aidan Hutchinson crept back up over 85 percent usage again, playing 50 reps. John Cominsky played a season-high 43 snaps, out-repping Charles Harris (18), Levi Onwuzurike (11) and Romeo Okwara (9) combined in the No. 2 DE role.

The Lions split playing a third LB and a fifth DB pretty evenly. Will Harris was the No. 5 DB and played 39 snaps, with no other CBs or safeties seeing action. Jack Campbell was the third LB at 29 snaps.

Vaitai did play, but only on special teams. He was one of 11 Lions to appear strictly on special teams. Notable again amongst the 11: linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez, his second straight game no seeing any action on defense.

Lions vs. Jets: Detroit snap count notes and PFF grade breakdown

Lions vs. Jets: Detroit snap count notes and PFF grade breakdown from the Week 15 win in New York

Victory Monday is a concept Detroit Lions fans haven’t been able to experience much over the last five years, until now. For the sixth time in seven games, the Lions won on Sunday.

The Week 15 win over the New York Jets evened Detroit’s record at 7-7 after a 1-6 start. The 20-17 road win also kept the Lions’ postseason hopes very much alive with three games to play.

Detroit exited the game without any significant new injuries, a pleasant development that leads to a pretty insightful snap count tally. The initial game grades from Pro Football Focus are also available, and they tell an interesting story with their numbers, too.

Lions Week 11 PFF grade and snap count notes

Breaking down the snap counts and PFF grades for the Detroit Lions in Week 11

Sunday’s 31-18 win over the New York Giants was one of the most impressive all-around efforts by the Detroit Lions in several years. The Lions were the superior team in all phases in capturing their third win in a row.

The snap counts for the game, as well as the initial Pro Football Focus grades, are now available. Here’s what’s notable from the reps and the PFF grades.

Jaguars snap counts from third preseason game vs Steelers

The #Jaguars gave just about everyone a shot to make their impact against the #Steelers but fell just short in the fourth quarter.

The Jacksonville Jaguars fell short of a victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers but gained valuable experience in the exhibition matchup that will serve them well when the regular season starts. Rookies and veterans alike can benefit from the low-stakes environment the preseason provides, and the team wasted no time getting a look at the talent they’ve assembled on both sides of the ball.

Here are the snap counts from Saturday night’s loss to Pittsburgh:

*Snap counts via NFL Game Statistics and Information System

Observations:

Trevor Lawrence played more snaps than any other Jaguars quarterback as the game’s starter for the entire first half.
Rookie Travon Walker saw just under half the action on defense, and also contributed twice on special teams.
The trio of Joneses at receiver made their names known throughout the night, tallying a combined 85 snaps and combining for 122 yards for their effort.
Chad Muma led all defensive rookies with 29 total plays, a number that is likely to drop when fellow rookie linebacker Devin Lloyd returns from injury. He made the most of the extra playing time too, nearly coming down with an interception on the game’s opening drive and tallying four tackles on the day.
Second-year running back Travis Etienne paced his position with 21 snaps played but was followed closely by Mekhi Sargent (20), Snoop Conner (19), and Ryquell Armstead (16). Their 55 combined rushing yards weren’t nearly enough to keep Pittsburgh off balance or make an impact on the game’s final outcome.
Rookie E.J. Perry was one of the most instrumental pieces of the second-half collapse in just 15 total plays. That was good for six fewer than veteran C.J. Beathard, who had the Jaguars out in front to start the fourth quarter.
Special teams ace Josh Thompson made the most of his 11 snaps with the unit, tipping a punt that was downed on the two yard line which set up a second-half safety.

Colts lose 1st-round pick after Carson Wentz hits snap count condition

Colts QB Carson Wentz unofficially met the snap count condition to give the Eagles a first-round pick.

Though it won’t be officially official until the regular season comes to an end, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz essentially met the trade condition for snaps played that turns the Philadelphia Eagles’ second-round pick into a first-rounder during Saturday night’s win over the New England Patriots.

The rest is seemingly just a formality in terms of what the official number will be when it comes to snaps played. It’s not an exact science because we are still dealing with projections over the final three games of the season.

But if things remain relatively the same in terms of Wentz’s playing time and the average of team snaps over the final three games then this matchup against the Patriots is the one that assured the Eagles of a first-round pick.

Carson Wentz approaching snap count to give Eagles a 1st-round pick

Colts QB Carson Wentz could hit the snap count condition in Week 13 that gives the Eagles a first-round pick.

The Indianapolis Colts knew this day would likely come eventually when they traded a conditional second-round pick as a part of the deal to acquire quarterback Carson Wentz from the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason.

Though it’s no guarantee to happen this week given the changing nature of the game, Wentz approaches the snap count requirement that would net the Eagles a first-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft from the Colts.

In 12 games, the Colts have played 804 snaps on offense. That comes out to 67 snaps per game. Wentz has been on the field for 792 of them, coming out to 98.5% on the season. If the Colts average 67 snaps per game over their next five games, that would bring us to a season total of 1,139 offensive snaps.

At that pace, Wentz would need to play 854 offensive snaps in order to reach that threshold. That could happen as soon as the Week 13 game against the Houston Texans on Sunday.

Of course, this is assuming the Colts keep a perfect pace of 67 snaps but even if we give or take a few for variance sake, it’s likely that Wentz hits the mark on Sunday.

It won’t be official until we get closer to the final game of the season, but it’s likely to happen either in Week 13 against the Texans or in Week 15 against the New England Patriots following the bye week.

The Colts are currently slated to pick 14th in the first round of the draft in 2022. This would give the Eagles three picks within the top-15 while the Colts will have had just one first-round pick in the last four drafts (2019-2022).

The Colts have no intention of benching Wentz now that they’re in the playoff hunt, and they probably never had any intention of doing so unless he was downright awful in 2021.

But Wentz has been solid for the most part. It was a slow development, but Wentz has been strong for the offense over the last two months.

He’s completed 62.8% of his passes for 2,790 yards, 21 touchdowns, five interceptions and a 96.0 passer rating. Wentz is currently 16th among quarterbacks in DVOA.

It isn’t official yet, but there’s a chance Wentz hits the condition that gives up the first-round pick to the Eagles as the Colts look to make a playoff push in December.

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Snap counts from Auburn’s loss to South Carolina

Here’s what the snap count looked like Saturday.

For the third straight week Auburn suffered a loss, falling to South Carolina 21-17.

The loss dropped Auburn to 6-5 on the season and will need a shocking win in the Iron Bowl to finish the regular season with a winning record.

Here is a look at how many snaps each player was on the field. The offense had 67 total snaps and the defense had 56 total snaps.

Quarterback

T.J. Finley: 67

Runing Back

Tank Bigsby: 46

Jarquez Hunter: 13

Shaun Shivers: 12

Wide Receiver

Shedrick Jackson: 55

Demetris Robertson: 43

Ja’Varrius Johnson: 38

Malcolm Johnson Jr.: 20

Ze’Vian Capers: 4

Tight End

John Samuel Shenker: 46

Luke Deal: 39

Tyler Fromm: 12

Landen King: 5

Brandon Frazier: 2

Left Tackle

Kilian Zierer: 67

LEFT GUARD

Tashawn Manning: 67

Center

Nick Brahms: 67

RIGHT GUARD

Keiondre Jones: 61

Alec Jackson: 6

Right Tackle

Brodarious Hamm: 67

Defensive Line

Colby Wooden: 39

Marcus Harris: 37

Tony Fair: 17

J.J. Pegues: 13

Marquis Burks: 7

Zykeivous Walker: 7

Edge

Eku Leota: 46

Derick Hall: 38

Cam Riley: 19

T.D. Moultry: 14

Romello Height: 14

Linebacker

Zakoby McClain: 56

Chandler Wooten: 56

Cam Riley: 4

Wesley Steiner: 1

Nickel

Nehemiah Pritchett: 33

Ladarius Tennison: 14

Donovan Kaufman: 7

Devin Guice: 6

Nehemiah Pritchett: 3

Cornerback

Roger McCreary: 54

Jaylin Simpson: 42

Ro Torrence: 15

Safety

Smoke Monday: 56

Donovan Kaufman: 26

Bydarrius Knighten: 16

Devin Guice: 3

Carson Wentz snap count tracker after Week 10 win over Jaguars

Here are the updated snap counts for Colts QB Carson Wentz after Week 10.

One of the major storylines for the Indianapolis Colts this season has been tracking the snaps played by quarterback Carson Wentz, which is directly tied to the team’s first-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft.

The Colts took a chance on rebuilding Wentz’s game when they traded for him during the 2021 offseason. General manager Chris Ballard gave up a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 first-round pick in exchange for Wentz.

The conditions of the trade turn the 2022 second-round pick into a first-round pick if one of the following conditions is met:

Carson Wentz plays 75% of the offensive snaps during the 2021 season
Carson Wentz plays 70% of the offensive snaps during the 2021 season and the Colts make the playoffs.

Suffice it to say, it’s expected that the Colts will be without their first-rounder in 2022. But that’s not going to stop us from tracking those snaps.