In their 38-24 victory over the Cleveland Browns, the Arizona Cardinals played 61 offensive snaps. Let’s take a look at how that playing time was divided up and what it means.
Quarterback
Kyler Murray, 61
This is the norm. Murray plays every snap. He has only not played in three snaps all season, when things got out of hand against the New Orleans Saints.
Running back
Kenyan Drake, 46; David Johnson, 13
Chase Edmonds was limited to just special teams. And if you did the math, there were fewer running back snaps than offensive snaps. That was because there were a few plays in which the Cardinals did not have any running backs, going with two tight ends and three receivers or one tight end and four receivers. They also had a couple of plays with Drake and Johnson on the field at the same time.
Wide receivers
Christian Kirk, 54; Larry Fitzgerald, 47; Damiere Byrd, 21; Andy Isabella, 15; Pharoh Cooper, 12; Trent Sherfield, 2
Fitzgerald played a few fewer snaps than normal, but that was likely because of the number of snaps the tight ends got. Byrd had six catches in only 21 snaps. That is pretty efficient work.
Tight ends
Charles Clay, 43; Maxx Williams, 40; Dan Arnold, 11
The tight ends were used a lot in the game although they only got targeted four times in the passing game. Darnold is a guy to watch in the final two weeks to see if he gets more looks.
Offensive line
D.J. Humphries, 61; Justin Murray, 61; A.Q. Shipley, 59; J.R. Sweezy, 54; Justin Pugh, 50; Mason Cole, 21
Based on comments by Kliff Kingsbury, there were no injuries. Cole was playing because Kingsbury was trying to get him snaps and keep his starters fresh this time of year. He got two snaps at center, seven at right guard, 11 at left guard and came in as an eligible receiver once.
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