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Packers snap counts: Rotations continue at multiple positions vs. Colts

Rotations continued at right guard, linebacker, cornerback and safety against the Colts.

The Green Bay Packers are holding on-field competitions at several positions through two weeks of the 2024 season. Coach Matt LaFleur is using rotations at right guard, cornerback, linebacker and safety — not generally heavily rotated positions in-game — to provide opportunities to multiple deserving players.

“We’re not afraid to play a bunch of people,” LaFleur said Monday. “We’re fortunate we have a lot of players we have a lot of confidence in to put out there in the game.”

LaFleur said rotations help provide an excellent situation for competition, player development and protection against injuries.

Let’s check out the snap counts coming out of Week 2 at several positions:

Right guard

Sean Rhyan: 50 snaps (71 percent)
Jordan Morgan: 20 snaps (29 percent)

This split likely would have ended up closer to 50/50 had Morgan not injured his shoulder before halftime and missed the rest of the contest. Rhyan and Morgan were rotating series in the first half. LaFleur wasn’t able to give an injury update on Morgan on Monday, but it’s possible Rhyan — who made the start on Sunday — will be a full-time player at right guard for the foreseeable future. Another injury could really stunt Morgan’s first-year development.

Cornerback

Eric Stokes: 24 snaps (43 percent)
Carrington Valentine: 32 snaps (57 percent)

Stokes started at corner, but Valentine ended up playing more snaps against the Colts. LaFleur said it was a performance-based decision to give Valentine more opportunities. This could be a season-long competition opposite Jaire Alexander. Stokes is the former first-round pick, but he’s in the final year of his rookie deal. Developing Valentine, who is in Year 2, could be important for long-term health of the position.

Linebacker

Eric Wilson: 8 snaps (14 percent)
Edgerrin Cooper: 7 snaps (12 percent)

The Packers were planning to get Cooper on the field more in Week 2, but Wilson jam-packed his eight snaps with impact. He forced a fumble, helped make a crucial stop on third down and intercepted Anthony Richardson. After playing 11 snaps in the opener, Cooper saw only seven snaps on Sunday. Quay Walker and Isaiah McDuffie were every down linebackers again. This position will be one to watch all season as the Packers try to find the best two or three linebackers for various situations.

Safety

Javon Bullard: 42 snaps (75 percent)
Evan Williams: 20 snaps (36 percent)

Jeff Hafley made it clear that Williams deserved a role on defense in Week 2. No lies detected Sunday. Williams replaced Bullard next to Xavier McKinney for a handful of series. He was also on the field for the final play, an interception of Anthony Richardson on a Hail Mary. Unless the Packers have plans to play Bullard more in the slot (Keisean Nixon played 84 percent of snaps on Sunday), safety might continue to have a rotation between the two rookies.

Other snap count notes

— The Packers wanted more snaps for Luke Musgrave, and he ended up playing 31 to Tucker Kraft’s 56. It’s clear Kraft is TE1, and Musgrave won’t get extensive playtime unless the Packers are in 12 personnel. Kraft is just a better fit for what the Packers want to do most weeks.

— Josh Jacobs was on the field for 47 snaps. He received 32 carries.

— In a run-heavy game, Romeo Doubs (55 snaps, 79 percent) was the only receiver to be on the field for more than 60 percent of the offense’s snaps.

— Kingsley Enagbare (31 snaps, 55 percent) out-snapped Lukas Van Ness (20 snaps, 36 percent) once again. Neither had significant impact on the game. Interestingly enough, Enagbare out-snapped veteran Preston Smith, who played 28 snaps.

— Devonte Wyatt got 25 snaps (45 percent), second behind Kenny Clark (35 snaps, 62 percent) among interior defensive linemen. Wyatt was effective as a pass-rusher, and the Colts got pass-heavy at times. Karl Brooks got 23 snaps, more than TJ Slaton (19). The Packers want to keep the front fresh, so rotations here are common.

Raiders Week 2 snap counts vs Ravens: Christian Wilkins leads the way

Raiders Week 2 snap counts vs Ravens: Christian Wilkins leads the way

The Raiders are probably still riding the high they felt going into Baltimore and coming out with a win. That would go especially for those who saw a good percentage of the snaps in this wild affair.

Leading the way in terms of snaps was star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. Not only did he play all but three snaps on defense (95%) — a rare thing for an interior defensive lineman — but he played 12 snaps on special teams (36%), giving him a team-leading 74 snaps.

Offense
 Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Kolton Miller T 63 100% 6 18%
Thayer Munford T 63 100% 6 18%
Dylan Parham G 63 100% 6 18%
Andre James C 63 100% 0 0%
Gardner Minshew II QB 63 100% 0 0%
Davante Adams WR 59 94% 0 0%
Jakobi Meyers WR 59 94% 0 0%
Brock Bowers TE 43 68% 0 0%
Zamir White RB 40 63% 0 0%
Michael Mayer TE 39 62% 0 0%
Tre Tucker WR 38 60% 4 12%
Cody Whitehair G 36 57% 6 18%
Andrus Peat G 27 43% 6 18%
Alexander Mattison RB 14 22% 2 6%
DJ Turner WR 8 13% 27 82%
Ameer Abdullah RB 8 13% 17 52%
Harrison Bryant TE 7 11% 10 30%
Defense
 Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Maxx Crosby DE 65 100% 6 18%
Marcus Epps SS 65 100% 0 0%
Tre’von Moehrig FS 65 100% 0 0%
Nate Hobbs CB 65 100% 0 0%
Robert Spillane LB 65 100% 0 0%
Jack Jones CB 65 100% 0 0%
Christian Wilkins DT 62 95% 12 36%
Adam Butler DT 53 82% 0 0%
Jakorian Bennett CB 46 71% 0 0%
Divine Deablo LB 43 66% 0 0%
Janarius Robinson DE 36 55% 6 18%
Charles Snowden DE 27 42% 8 24%
John Jenkins DT 21 32% 6 18%
Luke Masterson LB 12 18% 27 82%
Isaiah Pola-Mao FS 12 18% 27 82%
Nesta Jade Silvera DT 8 12% 6 18%
Jonah Laulu DT 2 3% 6 18%
K’Lavon Chaisson LB 2 3% 0 0%
Sam Webb CB 1 2% 11 33%
Special Teams
 Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Kana’i Mauga LB 0 0% 27 82%
Christopher Smith SS 0 0% 24 73%
Tommy Eichenberg LB 0 0% 21 64%
Amari Burney LB 0 0% 21 64%
Amari Gainer LB 0 0% 18 55%
Daniel Carlson K 0 0% 13 39%
AJ Cole III P 0 0% 9 27%
Jacob Bobenmoyer LS 0 0% 9 27%
Delmar Glaze T 0 0% 6 18%
Jordan Meredith G 0 0% 6 18%
Darnay Holmes CB 0 0% 4 12%

Jets snap counts: Depth chart breakdown vs. 49ers

#Jets snap counts: Depth chart breakdown vs. #49ers

The New York Jets got after it against the San Francisco 49ers and ended up losing 32-19 on Monday during the NFL’s Week 1 slate.

But who exactly were the ones on the field for the Jets doing all the dirty work against the Niners?

More often than not, taking a look in between the lines at snap count totals for New York’s players can give us some insight as to what went down in between the lines on the gridiron.

There will always be plenty to discover when looking at these finer details.

With that, here’s how the Jets depth chart broke down via snap counts in their loss against the 49ers:

Offense

Defense

 

Bills snap counts: Depth chart breakdown vs. Cardinals

Full snap counts for the #Bills against the #Cardinals:

The Buffalo Bills got after it against the Arizona Cardinals and ended up winning 34-28 on Sunday during the NFL’s Week 1 slate.

But who exactly were the ones on the field for the Bills doing all the dirty work against the Cards?

More often than not, taking a look in between the lines at snap count totals for Buffalo’s players can give us some insight as to what went down in between the lines on the gridiron.

There will always be plenty to discover when looking at these finer details.

With that, here’s how the Bills depth chart broke down via snap counts in their win against the Cardinals:

Offense

Defense

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Commanders snap counts: Playing time breakdown in Week 1 vs. Buccaneers

Which players played every snap for the Commanders? Here are the Week 2 snap counts.

The Dan Quinn era got off to a rough start on Sunday, with the Washington Commanders falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 37-20.

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels had a solid debut, completing 17 of 24 passes for 184 yards, but he made his most significant impact as a runner. Daniels carried the football 16 times for 88 yards and rushed for two touchdowns.

Daniels wasn’t the only Washington rookie to see time in Sunday’s game. Left tackle Brandon Coleman and cornerback Mike Sainristil were among the team’s other rookies to see action in Week 1.

Here’s a breakdown of playing time, courtesy of the Commanders’ Week 1 snap counts:

Offense

Left guard Nick Allegretti, center Tyler Biadasz, right guard Sam Cosmi and right tackle Andrew Wylie joined Daniels as the offensive players who played every offensive snap.

Coleman split time at left tackle with veteran Cornelis Lucas, receiving 24% of the offensive snaps, while Lucas handled the remaining 76%.

No surprise, Terry McLaurin led the receivers, playing 81% of the snaps. Luke McCaffrey (61%) was next, followed by Dyami Brown (56%) and Olamide Zaccheaus (44%).

Zach Ertz led the tight ends, playing 42 of the 59 offensive snaps, with John Bates (47%) and rookie Ben Sinnott (22%) also seeing time.

Running backs Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler were impressive on Sunday. Robinson paced the backs with 33 snaps, but Ekeler was right behind him with 31.

Defense

Linebacker Bobby Wagner and cornerback Benjamin St-Juste were the only two defensive players who participated on every snap. Sainristil played all but three defensive snaps in his NFL debut.

The Commanders rotated heavily on the defensive line. At tackle, Jonathan Allen (64%) led the way, followed by Daron Payne (62%). Phidarian Mathis and Sheldon Day each played 23 snaps.

Linebacker Frankie Luvu and free safety Quan Martin each participated in 92% of the defensive snaps.

At edge rusher, starters Dorance Armstrong (58%) and Clelin Ferrell (55%) played the most. But Dante Fowler Jr. (33%), rookie Javontae Jean-Baptiste (31%) and Jamin Davis (20%), in his first game at edge rusher, also saw playing time. Davis made the most of his time, beating All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs on a play that stopped Tampa Bay for a six-yard loss.

Veteran Michael Davis was considered Washington’s third cornerback but did not play one defensive snap. He did participate in 12 snaps on special teams. Starter Emmanuel Forbes dealt with an injury and struggled. He played 35 snaps and was relieved by Noah Igbinoghene (44%) on the outside.

Safety Percy Butler also saw action on defense, playing 25 snaps.

Undrafted rookies Colson Yankoff and Tyler Owens each played 16 snaps on special teams.

Raiders Week 1 snap counts vs Chargers: Who stepped up at defensive end?

Who stepped up at defensive end to replace Malcolm Koonce?

With a new coaching staff comes questions about who will see the most playing time at each position. And, of course, it’s also opponent dependent as well.

There are a few interesting observations with regard to how many snaps each player had in the team’s season opener against the Chargers.

First up is how the receiving corps shook out. And that includes the tight ends.

Despite the prevailing thinking being the Brock Bowers would be basically the team’s third receiver, it was Tre Tucker who had more snaps behind Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers.

Zamir White started at running back, but it was Alexander Mattison who had more snaps as he was more effective.

On defense, Adam Butler had more snaps than John Jenkins. Both got the start as the Raiders often lined up with five defensive linemen.

Malcolm Koonce went down with a knee injury this week and was placed on IR. Leaving the Raiders to find a replacement. Tyree Wilson was lost after just six snaps. And it was practice squad call up Charles Snowden who got the start and led the way, even ahead of Janarius Robinson.

Offense Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Cody Whitehair G 60 100% 3 11%
Dylan Parham G 60 100% 3 11%
Thayer Munford T 60 100% 3 11%
Kolton Miller T 60 100% 3 11%
Gardner Minshew II QB 60 100% 0 0%
Andre James C 60 100% 0 0%
Davante Adams WR 58 97% 0 0%
Jakobi Meyers WR 52 87% 0 0%
Tre Tucker WR 47 78% 7 25%
Brock Bowers TE 41 68% 0 0%
Alexander Mattison RB 36 60% 0 0%
Michael Mayer TE 34 57% 0 0%
Zamir White RB 23 38% 0 0%
DJ Turner WR 5 8% 23 82%
Harrison Bryant TE 4 7% 11 39%
Defense Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Maxx Crosby DE 57 100% 4 14%
Marcus Epps SS 57 100% 0 0%
Tre’von Moehrig FS 57 100% 0 0%
Nate Hobbs CB 57 100% 0 0%
Robert Spillane LB 57 100% 0 0%
Christian Wilkins DT 54 95% 7 25%
Adam Butler DT 53 93% 0 0%
Jack Jones CB 53 93% 0 0%
Divine Deablo LB 42 74% 0 0%
John Jenkins DT 34 60% 6 21%
Charles Snowden DE 30 53% 21 75%
Jakorian Bennett CB 30 53% 0 0%
Janarius Robinson DE 24 42% 4 14%
Nesta Jade Silvera DT 10 18% 6 21%
Tyree Wilson DE 6 11% 2 7%
Luke Masterson LB 4 7% 25 89%
Isaiah Pola-Mao FS 2 4% 23 82%
Special Teams Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Kana’i Mauga LB 0 0% 25 89%
Christopher Smith SS 0 0% 23 82%
Amari Burney LB 0 0% 21 75%
Amari Gainer LB 0 0% 19 68%
Ameer Abdullah RB 0 0% 14 50%
Tyreik McAllister WR 0 0% 8 29%
Jacob Bobenmoyer LS 0 0% 8 29%
AJ Cole III P 0 0% 8 29%
Sam Webb CB 0 0% 8 29%
Darnay Holmes CB 0 0% 7 25%
Daniel Carlson K 0 0% 6 21%
Andrus Peat G 0 0% 3 11%
Jordan Meredith G 0 0% 3 11%
Delmar Glaze T 0 0% 3 11%
Jonah Laulu DT 0 0% 1 4%

Rams snap counts: Playing time breakdown in Week 1 vs. Lions

The Rams were banged up in their season opener, missing several key starters. The snap counts show how they adjusted against the Lions.

It didn’t take very long for the Los Angeles Rams’ depth to be tested this season. They were forced to play several backups in the opener against the Detroit Lions on Sunday night, including three along the offensive line alone.

Injuries have hit this team hard already and Sean McVay did a good job adapting on both sides of the ball. They were missing their starting left tackle, backup left tackle and starting right tackle, as well as their starting left guard, cornerback and wide receiver at points in the game.

Though the Rams didn’t come away with a win over the Lions, they did push Detroit to the brink in an overtime loss.

Here’s how the playing time broke down on each side of the ball, with notes about each position group – including running back, where Kyren Williams is very clearly still the top option.

Offense

Only five players on offense played every offensive snap, just three of which were linemen. That’s because Joe Noteboom and Steve Avila both suffered injuries and had to leave the game, as did Puka Nacua. Noteboom played 27 snaps, Nacua played 25 and Avila played 37.

In Noteboom’s place, A.J. Arcuri played 65% of the snaps. Beaux Limmer stepped in for Avila and played 53%, and Tyler Johnson was elevated into a more prominent role with a 65% snap share.

At running back, it’s clear who the starter still is: it’s Kyren Williams. He played 71 of a possible 78 snaps, with Ronnie Rivers playing the other seven snaps. Blake Corum did not see the field on offense, interestingly enough.

Colby Parkinson had been the top tight end all offseason but he has a strong grip on that role after one week. He played 88% of the snaps compared to 8% for Davis Allen and 4% for Hunter Long.

Despite Nacua missing most of the game, Tutu Atwell was still a complete non-factor. He played just six snaps and wasn’t targeted once, sitting fifth on the depth chart right now. Jordan Whittington played just two snaps and would’ve scored a touchdown on a jet sweep if not for a holding penalty.

Defense

It was a similarly small rotation of players on defense for the Rams. Only 12 players were on the field for more than half of the defensive snaps, with just 13 players in total playing at least 11 snaps in the loss.

Quentin Lake, Troy Reeder, Tre’Davious White and Kamren Curl were the only four players on the field for all 61 defensive plays. Sean McVay didn’t say who wore the green dot as the signal caller but based on photos from the game, it was Reeder who relayed calls from Chris Shula to the rest of the defense.

Christian Rozeboom played significantly more than expected, staying on the field 74% of the time. That’s partly because the Rams only leaned on two cornerbacks: White and Cobie Durant. Lake was the nickel defender and John Johnson was on the field 62% of the time as the deep safety next to Curl.

Jared Verse and Braden Fiske both played significant snaps in their debuts. Fiske was out there 77% of the time and Verse played 70%, so they didn’t come off the field much. Michael Hoecht was the only other edge rusher to rotate in, playing 49% of the snaps.

Kobie Turner’s stamina was excellent for a defensive lineman, playing 92% of the snaps up front. Bobby Brown III played 61% as the nose tackle, with Tyler Davis playing 11 snaps and Neville Gallimore playing just four snaps.

6 Takeaways from Colts’ Week 1 snap count totals

Here are six takeaways from the Indianapolis Colts’ Week 1 snap count totals against the Texans.

Following the Indianapolis Colts’ Week 1 loss against the Houston Texans, we have snap count totals from the game. So, what stood out the most when it came to playing time?

Particularly during the early part of the season, these snap count totals can provide us with excellent insight into how certain players are being utilized within the offensive and defensive schemes.

Here are six snap count figures that caught my attention during Week 1:

Only two snaps for Trey Sermon

While much of the attention during training camp was focused on which of the Colts’ secondary backs would emerge as the backup behind Jonathan Taylor, the Week 1 snap counts at the running back position was a quick reminder that, while playing time for Sermon will fluctuate week-to-week, Taylor is going to handle the bulk of the workload.

Tight ends

Not surprisingly, Kylen Granson and Mo Alie-Cox played the most snaps among the tight ends. However, between those two and Drew Ogletree, the trio was on the field for 55 combined snaps and had no receptions on only two total targets.

Jaylon Carlies was the third linebacker

When the Colts were lined up in their base 4-3 defensive look, which occurred on 15 plays, Jaylon Carlies was the third linebacker on the field. The Colts liked what they saw from Carlies during training camp, but for a rookie who missed time due to an injury, what we didn’t know was if he would be thrown into the mix right away. Carlies was listed on the unofficial depth chart as the SAM linebacker.

Raekwon Davis

Raekwon Davis barely out-snapped Taven Bryan and Adetomiwa Adebawore. Davis finished the game with 18 snaps, Bryan with 17, and Adebawore with 15. Perhaps because of the missed time during training camp, the Colts are still ramping Davis up, but one of the reasons the Colts signed him this offseason was to bolster the run defense depth, which isn’t a strength of Bryan nor Adebawore’s.

Laiatu Latu played 31 snaps

Latu would play 31 of the 79 total defensive snaps. For some context, Kwity Paye and Tyquan Lewis led the defensive end position playing 52 snaps each. In Latu’s first regular season game, the Colts used him primarily during obvious passing situations, where he could just go get after the quarterback.

Jaylon Jones out-snapped JuJu Brents

Jones finished the game with 79 snaps and Brents 62. When the Colts go from nickel to base and have only two cornerbacks on the field, Jones stayed out there, while Brents went to the sidelines and Kenny Moore filled in for him on the boundary.

Packers snap counts: Tucker Kraft is TE1, RG and LB see rotations

A few takeaways from the Packers’ snap counts coming out of Week 1 vs. the Eagles.

The Green Bay Packers lost to the Philadelphia Eagles by a final score of 34-29 during Week 1 of the 2024 season.

Here are some interesting facts about the snap counts total coming out of Week 1, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN:

— There’s a new TE1 in Green Bay. Tucker Kraft, who was questionable to play with a back injury, was on the field for 94 percent of the offense’s snaps, while Luke Musgrave, a second-round pick last year, played only 25 percent of snaps. The snap split was 64 snaps for Kraft, 17 for Musgrave. In terms of targets, Kraft had three to Musgrave’s two.

— The Packers rotated at right guard. Sean Rhyan started and played 42 snaps, or 63 percent of the offense’s snaps. Jordan Morgan rotated in and played 28 snaps, or 43 percent. Both were on the field after Josh Myers went out with an injury on the third-to-last play from scrimmage. Matt LaFleur called the situation at right guard “fluid.”

— The snap counts at wide receiver: 58 for Romeo Doubs, 48 for Jayden Reed, 42 for Christian Watson, 31 for Dontayvion Wicks and 8 for Bo Melton.

— Along the defensive line: T.J. Slaton (40) played more snaps than Devonte Wyatt (36). Kingsley Enagbare (30) played more snaps than Lukas Van Ness (19).

— Linebacker had a rotation, too. Eric Wilson played 15 snaps, while rookie Edgerrin Cooper played 11 snaps. Cooper is still green after missing a big chunk of training camp, but he looked explosive in limited action. Don’t be surprised if he ends up taking over all of Wilson’s defensive snaps early in the season.

— At cornerback, Eric Stokes played 88 percent of the snaps opposite Jaire Alexander. Carrington Valentine only played nine snaps total.

— Running back Emanuel Wilson played 16 snaps (24 percent) behind Josh Jacobs. He rushed four times for 46 yards, including two explosive runs on a touchdown drive. Wilson also had a catch converting a first down and a key block on Jayden Reed’s touchdown run.

— Javon Bullard, Xavier McKinney, Jaire Alexander and Quay Walker played every snap on defense. Isaiah McDuffie played 97 percent of the snaps.

— The following players were on the field for 10 or more special teams snaps: Tucker Kraft (16), Javon Bullard (15), Xavier McKinney (13), Keisean Nixon (12), TJ Slaton (12), Kingsley Enagbare (17), Lukas Van Ness (11), Eric Wilson (24), Carrington Valentine (16), Corey Ballentine (18), Zayne Anderson (18), Evan Williams (16) and Ty’Ron Hopper (14).

Chiefs snap counts: Which players saw the most action vs. Bears?

Take a look at which players saw the most action in the #Chiefs’ preseason loss to the #Bears on Thursday night.

The Kansas City Chiefs rested their starters against the Chicago Bears on Thursday night, giving many lesser-known players a chance to fight for a spot on their 53-man roster.

Though the efforts of Kansas City’s second, third, and fourth-stringers were admirable in the Chiefs’ 34-21 loss to Chicago, head coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach will have to part with many of the players who saw action against the Bears.

Take a look at the snap counts from Kansas City’s latest defeat, which were posted by Kansas City Chiefs on SI deputy editor Jordan Foote on Twitter after the game:

While it is hard to draw conclusions from raw data in the preseason, Kansas City’s coaching staff is sure to have seen enough to know which players earned their spot on the Chiefs’ 53-man roster.

Stay tuned to see how Reid and Veach decide to construct Kansas City’s roster over the next few days.