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The Detroit Lions made a few minor transactions this week, leading up to Sunday's Packers game. The moves seemed inconsequential, but when the injury bug hit in Lambeau, a few of these players stepped up huge and made game-changing plays. Here's the snap distribution for the game:
Offense:
| QUARTERBACK | OFFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Matthew Stafford | 65 | 100% | ||
| RUNNING BACK | OFFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Joique Bell | 39 | 60% | ||
| Theo Riddick | 17 | 26% | 7 | 22% |
| Ameer Abdullah | 12 | 18% | 3 | 9% |
| George Winn | 24 | 75% | ||
| FULLBACK | OFFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Michael Burton | 13 | 20% | 9 | 28% |
| WIDE RECEIVER | OFFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Calvin Johnson | 62 | 95% | 1 | 3% |
| Golden Tate | 56 | 86% | 8 | 25% |
| Lance Moore | 39 | 60% | 2 | 6% |
| Corey Fuller | 8 | 12% | 21 | 66% |
| TIGHT END | OFFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 46 | 71% | ||
| Eric Ebron | 32 | 49% | ||
| OFFENSIVE TACKLE | OFFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Riley Reiff | 65 | 100% | 4 | 12% |
| Michael Ola | 58 | 89% | 4 | 12% |
| LaAdrian Waddle | 8 | 12% | 4 | 12% |
| OFFENSIVE GUARD/CENTER | OFFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Laken Tomlinson | 65 | 100% | 4 | 12% |
| Travis Swanson | 65 | 100% | 4 | 12% |
| Larry Warford | 65 | 100% | ||
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 12% |
Analysis:
- Once again, Ameer Abdullah didn't figure much into the Lions' offensive plans. He had fewer snaps than both Joique Bell and Theo Riddick.
- The Lions had LaAdrian Waddle on an extremely short leash. With Cornelius Lucas a healthy scratch, it was Michael Ola who played right tackle for most of the game, after Waddle was pulled early on.
- Also, it is interesting to see that Brandon Pettigrew saw the field more than Eric Ebron. Given the Lions' protection issues, this isn't completely shocking, but still it feels like Ebron should be given more playing time.
Defense:
| DEFENSIVE END | DEFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 58 | 67% | 3 | 9% |
| Jason Jones | 57 | 66% | 3 | 9% |
| Devin Taylor | 56 | 64% | 15 | 47% |
| Darryl Tapp | 29 | 33% | 16 | 50% |
| DEFENSIVE TACKLE | DEFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Haloti Ngata | 60 | 69% | 2 | 6% |
| Caraun Reid | 39 | 45% | ||
| Gabe Wright | 25 | 29% | 4 | 12% |
| C.J. Wilson | 22 | 25% | ||
| LINEBACKER | DEFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Tahir Whitehead | 81 | 93% | 11 | 34% |
| Stephen Tulloch | 53 | 61% | 3 | 9% |
| Josh Bynes | 40 | 46% | 26 | 81% |
| Brandon Copeland | 1 | 1% | 25 | 78% |
| Kyle Van Noy | 25 | 78% | ||
| CORNERBACK | DEFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Darius Slay | 87 | 100% | 3 | 9% |
| Nevin Lawson | 71 | 82% | 12 | 38% |
| Josh Wilson | 54 | 62% | ||
| Quandre Diggs | 42 | 48% | 6 | 19% |
| Crezdon Butler | 8 | 9% | 2 | 6% |
| SAFETY | DEFENSIVE SNAPS | PERCENTAGE | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Glover Quin | 87 | 100% | 4 | 12% |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 84 | 97% | 12 | 38% |
| James Ihedigbo | 3 | 3% | 3 | 9% |
| Don Carey | 27 | 84% | ||
| Isaiah Johnson | 17 | 53% |
Specialists
| KICKER | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Matt Prater | 5 | 16% |
| PUNTER | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Sam Martin | 15 | 47% |
| LONG SNAPPER | SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS | PERCENTAGE |
| Don Muhlbach | 11 | 34% |
Analysis: