The Arizona Cardinals played 57 defensive snaps on Sunday in their 26-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. How was that playing time divided up?
Let’s take a look at the individual snap counts for every player who appeared in the game, split up by position group.
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Defensive line
Jonathan Ledbetter, 35; Kevin Strong, 28; Dante Stills, 27; Leki Fotu, 20; Roy Lopez, 19
With the return of Ledbetter to the lineup, the Cardinals were able to go back to a solid rotation.
Outside linebacker
Zaven Collins, 37; Dennis Gardeck, 28; Cameron Thomas, 25; Victor Dimukeje, 18; BJ Ojulari, 18
Dimukeje picked up another sack and Ojulari played a little more than he has. Collins continues to be the one to play the most.
Inside linebacker
Kyzir White, 57; Josh Woods, 34
In some nickel packages, the Cardinals take a defensive lineman off the field. Other times, they take a linebacker off. They don’t take White off.
Cornerback
Marco Wilson, 57; Antonio Hamilton, 45; Kei’Trel Clark, 32; Starling Thomas, 25
Thomas got his first significant playing time on defense. Hamilton would have played every snap, but he injured his groin.
Safety
K’Von Wallace, 57; Andre Chachere, 57; Joey Blount, 10
Blount got limited work while Wallace and Chachere never came off the field.
