Lions-Bengals snap counts: Graham Glasgow sees a huge dip in playing time

Here's a quick look and summary of the snap counts in Thursday's game between the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals.

[Editor's note: Just a reminder that these statistics aren't always 100 percent accurate, but typically they are very close to the actual results.]

Offense:

Observations

• Interestingly enough, the running backs saw a near inverse of snap distribution from last week. Dwayne Washington saw the field the most after getting the fewest snaps against the Steelers.
  
  
• Wide receivers, on the other hand, stayed mostly the same. Andre Roberts led the group again, but since the first-string offense was in there longer, players like Jace Billingsley and Jeremy Kerley saw a dip in playing time. 
  
  
• Corey Robinson essentially got to double dip his snaps with Michael Ola on the mend. Same with Chase Farris, who had nearly double the snaps he had in the game opener, most likely because Geoff Schwartz did not play.
  
  
• Maybe the most interesting count here is that of Graham Glasgow. Glasgow is the presumed backup center, but he did not see the field much for whatever reason. This seems like a strange decision for a rookie who needs all of the reps he can get.

Defense:

Observations

• With starters Devin Taylor and Ezekiel Ansah getting a fair share of snaps this week, Anthony Zettel and Deonte Gibson had to take a cut in their respective time on the field.
  
  
• Defensive tackle is probably the most interesting camp battle on the team, and you can see the coaches feel the same way. Snaps were extremely evenly distributed for the entire group, with just 11 snaps separating the top contributor and the sixth-highest snap count. 
  
  
• Linebackers were just as evenly split. With no Zaviar Gooden, it seems the team spread his snaps out between everyone on the depth chart, except for Josh Bynes, who they may be resting a bit since he's dealing with an injury.
  
  
• Interestingly enough, the Lions got a long look at starter Nevin Lawson. Not sure what that means -- if anything -- but it's something to keep an eye on.
  
  
• At safety, the Lions have a heated battle between Rafael Bush and Tavon Wilson at strong safety. Both played nearly half the game, and both had a pretty solid statistical night (Bush - 3 tackles; Wilson - 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss).

Special teams

Observations

• For the second week in a row, Jimmy Landes took more literal snaps than Don Muhlbach. However, Muhlbach started the game for the Lions. I wouldn't read too much into either of these, as performance is way more important than snap distribution.