Time to take a more in-depth take a look at the Detroit Lions’ snap counts of their 48-42 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Offense
Quarterbacks
Jared Goff: 79 (100%)
Hendon Hooker: 0 (0%)
After the Lions performed 80 offensive snaps final week, they observe it up with 79. That’s lots of taking part in time for the offense.
Running backs
Jahmyr Gibbs: 59 (75%)
David Montgomery: 24 (30%)
Craig Reynolds: 0 (1%) — 20 particular groups snaps (56%)
Sione Vaki: 0 (0%) — 29 (81%)
Because Montgomery was coping with an damage and the Lions had been pressured to desert the working sport, they leaned heavier on Gibbs than they sometimes do. His 75 p.c play charge was the best of his 2024 season. With Montgomery probably out for the season, it will likely be fascinating to see if Gibbs turns into the workhorse again or if Reynolds/Vaki turns into the 1B to Gibbs’ 1A.
Tight ends
Sam LaPorta: 77 (97%)
Brock Wright: 18 (23%) — 19 (53%)
Shane Zylstra: 1 (1%) — 22 (61%)
Again, sport scenario possible dictated how the Lions utilized personnel right here. The Lions threw it 59 occasions to dashing simply 15 performs. That meant extra 11-personnel (one working again, one tight finish), and subsequently considerably much less taking part in time for Wright.
Wide receivers
Amon-Ra St. Brown: 72 (91%)
Jameson Williams: 69 (87%)
Tim Patrick: 64 (81%)
Allen Robinson: 6 (8%)
Maurice Alexander: 0 (0%) — 6 (17%)
And right here’s the opposite half of extra 11 personnel. Patrick’s 64 snaps is a season excessive for him, and Williams’ 69 snaps was second most this season—solely behind Detroit’s sport in opposition to the Buccaneers, once they threw the ball 55 occasions.
Offensive line
Penei Sewell: 79 (100%) — 7 (19%)
Graham Glasgow: 79 (100%) — 7 (19%)
Taylor Decker: 79 (100%)
Frank Ragnow: 79 (100%)
Kevin Zeitler: 79 (100%) — 7 (19 %)
Dan Skipper: 5 (6%) — 16 (44%)
Christian Mahogany: 0 (0%) — 7 (19%)
Michael Niese: 0 (0%) — 7 (19%)
Colby Sorsdal: INACTIVE
Kayode Awosika: INACTIVE
Giovanni Manu: INACTIVE
The beginning offensive line was lastly again collectively, with Taylor Decker returning to the lineup and taking part in each snap. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the Lions’ finest efficiency from their entrance 5. Although a congratulations is to ensure that Dan Skipper for catching a landing, after which reportedly going straight to the hospital for the anticipated start of his little one.
Defense
EDGE
Josh Paschal: 57 (81%)
Levi Onwuzurike: 53 (76%) — 9 (25%)
Za’Darius Smith: 30 (43%)
Jonah Williams: 11 (16%) — 4 (11%)
Al-Quadin Muhammad: 8 (11%)
Paschal noticed a ton of taking part in time upon his return, and it was totally on the sides. Onwuzurike, too, noticed an enormous load of taking part in time in his first sport again from damage. While the vast majority of his taking part in time got here on the sting, it’s honest to marvel if he’ll get pushed inside now that Alim McNeill is out for the season.
For the second straight week, Za’Darius Smith noticed a really modest quantity of taking part in time. Coach Dan Campbell defined why he had a smaller function final week.
“We took some reps off of him in some areas to the place we may actually use him at his finest, actually showcase a couple of of these reps, the third down reps, second-and-long,” Campbell stated. “He nonetheless performed base downs, and his manufacturing was actually good. So, we’re making an attempt to be sensible with him and maximize the reps that we get out of him.”
Will that technique proceed because the accidents proceed to mount?
DT
DJ Reader: 49 (70%)
Alim McNeill: 40 (57%) — 5 (14%)
Pat O’Connor: 29 (41%) — 23 (64%)
Myles Adams: INACTIVE
Brodric Martin: INACTIVE
The Lions went a bit of gentle on inside defensive linemen with Paschal, Reader, and Onwuzurike again—all able to taking part in on the inside. However, count on Adams and/or Martin to be lively subsequent week with McNeill out of the lineup.
Linebackers
Jack Campbell: 70 (100%) — 3 (8%)
Ben Niemann: 44 (63%) — 29 (81%)
David Long: 29 (41%) — 23 (64%)
Ezekiel Turner: 28 (40%) — 29 (81%)
Kwon Alexander: 12 (17%)
Trevor Nowaske: INACTIVE — INJURED
With no Nowaske, it was substitute by committee. Niemann and Alexander received the begins at SAM and WILL linebacker, respectively, however Detroit shortly adjusted methods and gave a heavy dose of taking part in time from Long and Turner.
It was a battle for this whole unit, because the Bills purposely focused the linebacking corps within the passing sport, and Detroit had no reply. Hopefully Nowaske and Alex Anzalone—who’s eligible to return from IR this week—get wholesome quickly.
Cornerbacks
Terrion Arnold: 70 (100%) — 1 (3%)
Kindle Vildor: 49 (70%) — 20 (56%)
Amik Robertson: 24 (34%) — 6 (17%)
Carlton Davis: 16 (23%)
Khalil Dorsey: 2 (3%) — 11 (31%)
Emmanuel Moseley: INACTIVE
This unit took two large hits throughout the sport with Carlton Davis struggling a damaged jaw and Khalil Dorsey breaking his leg. That imply it was as much as Kindle Vildor to journey out the remainder of the sport. It shall be fascinating to see if Vildor will get the beginning subsequent week, or if the Lions do some mixing and matching. Moseley is more likely to be within the combine, and it’s attainable Ennis Rakestraw enters the combo if he returns from injured reserve.
Safety
Brian Branch: 70 (100%)
Kerby Joseph: 67 (96%) — 11 (31%)
Jamal Adams: 12 (17%) — 3 (8%)
Brandon Joseph: 0 (0%) — 18 (50%)
Same previous utilization at security. Jamal Adams might match higher within the linebacker class, though he took 9 of his snaps at outdoors or slot nook. Either approach, when he’s within the lineup, it’s near the road of scrimmage.
Special groups
Jake Bates: 14 (39%)
Jack Fox: 10 (28%)
Hogan Hatten: 10 (28%)
