In their 27-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks, the Arizona Cardinals played 57 defensive snaps. Let’s see how the playing time was split up and what it means.
Defensive line
Corey Peters, 45; Caraun Reid, 41; Zach Kerr, 25; Michel Dogbe, 5; Miles Brown, 4
Because there were only 57 snaps, the Cardinals did not have to rotate much. Peters played his normal load. Reid played more than Kerr and the rookie got only a handful of snaps.
Linebackers
Jordan Hicks, 57; Chandler Jones, 52; Joe Walker, 47; Haason Reddick, 36; Cassius Marsh, 34; Kylie Fitts, 6; Zeke Turner, 1
Turner had his first defensive snap of the season. Walker has been an every-down linebacker. They used safety Chris Banjo more, going with only three linebackers. Jones only came off the field for breathers. Marsh and Reddick were on the field together 11 times.
Defensive backs
Patrick Peterson, 57; Byron Murphy, 56; Budda Baker, 55; Jalen Thompson, 54; Chris Jones, 41; Chris Banjo, 11
Banjo got more snaps than he had almost all season.
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