Snap counts for Lions-Vikings: Detroit deploys Ebron

Here's a look at the Detroit Lions' snap distribution for their game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Offense:

Analysis:

• For perhaps the first time this season, the Lions starting five offensive linemen all played in 100% snaps of the game. While their performance was a huge disappointment, it is still nice to see some consistency in the Lions' lineup.
• Joique Bell, despite being touted as the starting running back going into the season, only received 12 snaps on the day. The Lions may be easing Bell back into the lineup, or Bell may have fallen well-behind Theo Riddick and Ameer Abdullah in the depth chart
• Eric Ebron taking 85% of the Lions' offensive snaps shows just how much the Lions value him on offense. I imagine that number will go down once Brandon Pettigrew returns, as Ebron shouldn't really be put in blocking situations, but Sunday's game was a big step in the right direction for Ebron.

Defense:

Specialists

Analysis:

• With Haloti Ngata back in the lineup, the defensive tackle personnel was much more consistent than in previous weeks. However, it's very interesting that Gabe Wright was inactive for this game. Wright received the third-most snaps among defensive tackles last week, but the Lions chose to bench him over Jermelle Cudjo against the Vikings.
• The linebacker position continues to be a bit confusing. Tahir Whitehead and Travis Lewis are essentially splitting snaps. I don't know if this is indecision on the Lions' coaches behalf, or if they think each player fits certain situations better.
• With Josh Wilson out for the game, the Lions used a combination of Isa Abdul-Quddus and Quandre Diggs to cover the nickel corner position.