The Arizona Cardinals’ defense was on the field for 67 snaps in their 37-14 home loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Three players were on the field for every snap.
How was the playing time divided up?
Below, we have the individual snap counts for everyone who got into the game on defense, grouped by position.
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Defensive line
Dante Stills, 41; Jonathan Ledbetter, 41; Roy Lopez, 29; Phil Hoskins, 27; Ben Stille, 26
Stills led the group in playing time, this time with Ledbetter, who came back from a shoulder injury.
Outside linebacker
Zaven Collins, 34; BJ Ojulari, 33; Dennis Gardeck, 31; Victor Dimukeje, 24; Cameron Thomas, 20; Jesse Luketa, 3
Luketa got playing time in garbage time at the very end of the game.
Inside linebacker
Josh Woods, 67; Krys Barnes, 27; Owen Pappoe, 4
Woods played the role that Kyzir White had, never coming off the field. Pappoe got defensive snaps for the first time this season and for the first time in his career.
Cornerback
Garrett Williams, 60; Kei’Trel Clark, 59; Starling Thomas, 40; Divaad Wilson, 35
The big absence is Marco Wilson, who did not get a single snap on defense despite Antonio Hamilton being out and Thomas injuring his ankle in the game.
Safety
Budda Baker, 67; Jalen Thompson, 67; Andre Chachere, 2
Chachere again played a couple of snaps in a dime defense.
