The Arizona Cardinals played 70 offensive snaps on Thursday in their 33-26 loss to the Oakland Raiders. How was the playing time divided up? What did it mean?
Let’s break it down by position group.
Quarterback
Brett Hundley, 28; Kyler Murray, 20; Drew Anderson, 11; Chad Kanoff, 11
Murray nearly doubled his offensive snaps over the preseason opener. Anderson and Kanoff had identical snap counts, although Anderson played a little better.
Running back
David Johnson, 19; Chase Edmonds, 14; T.J. Logan, 11; Wes Hills, 10; Dontae Strickland, 9; D.J. Foster, 7
Edmonds got one snap with the first team. Foster, though he had the fewest offensive snaps of the group, played before Hills or Strickland. He played more special teams snaps than anyone except TE Darrell Daniels.
Wide receiver
Damiere Byrd, 38; KeeSean Johnson, 36; Hakeem Butler, 22; Pharoh Cooper, 21; Trent Sherfield, 17; Andy Isabella, 12; Larry Fitzgerald, 12; A.J. Richardson, 12; Isaac Zico, 11; Chad Williams, 11; Christian Kirk, 10
Isabella, Williams, Zico and Richardson did not get on the field until the second half. Byrd, Johnson and Sherfield got action with the first team and second team.
Tight end
Caleb Wilson, 24; Ricky Seals-Jones, 18; Darrell Daniels, 16; Maxx Williams, 15; Drew Belcher, 3
Wilson got extended action in the second half of the game.
Offensive line
Mason Cole, 48; Lamont Gaillard, 39; Joshua Miles, 39; Korey Cunningham, 34; Jeremy Vujnovich, 31; D.J. Humphries, 20; J.R. Sweezy, 20; A.Q. Shipley, 20; Marcus Gilbert, 20; Rees Odhiambo, 19; Coleman Shelton, 17; Parker Ehinger, 16; William Sweet, 16; Patrick Lawrence, 11
Cole continues to get the most work, as he played left guard with the first team and center with the second team. Rookies Gaillard and Miles got a lot of work.
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