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Lions-Packers snap counts: Rookies taking over

Dwayne Washington and A'Shawn Robinson saw increased roles on Sunday, while Anthony Zettel and Graham Glasgow essentially saw their first true NFL snaps of the year.

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Here is a look at the official snap counts for the contest between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers.

Offense:

QUARTERBACK OFFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Matthew Stafford 68 100%





RUNNING BACK OFFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Theo Riddick 45 66%

Dwayne Washington 25 37% 9 31%
Zach Zenner

9 31%




FULLBACK OFFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Michael Burton 8 12% 7 24%





WIDE RECEIVER OFFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Marvin Jones 65 96%

Golden Tate 59 87%

Anquan Boldin 53 78%

Andre Roberts 10 15% 8 28%




TIGHT END OFFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Eric Ebron 58 85%

Cole Wick 16 24% 4 14%
Khari Lee

6 21%




OFFENSIVE TACKLE OFFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Taylor Decker 68 100% 6 21%
Riley Reiff 68 100% 6 21%
Corey Robinson 1 1% 6 21%




OFFENSIVE GUARD/CENTER OFFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Travis Swanson 68 100% 6 21%
Laken Tomlinson 68 100% 6 21%
Larry Warford 68 100% 6 21%
Graham Glasgow

13 45%

Observations

  • Not only did Dwayne Washington see a huge uptick in snaps, but of his 25 plays, he touched the ball on nearly half (11) of those snaps. I wouldn't be surprised to see that percentage get even higher next week. 

  • At tight end, the Lions went with Cole Wick as the primary backup now that he is healthy again. Orson Charles may not be on this roster too much longer, especially if Brandon Pettigrew comes back from PUP soon.

  • Graham Glasgow saw a huge uptick in special teams play. Last week, Glasgow saw his first three snaps of NFL play. This week, that number jumped to 13. That has to be a sign that Glasgow is getting close to ready if the Lions need a replacement on the offensive line.

Defense:

DEFENSIVE END DEFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Devin Taylor 42 78% 3 10%
Kerry Hyder 34 63% 11 38%
Wallace Gilberry 23 43% 3 10%
Anthony Zettel 7 13% 1 3%
Brandon Copeland 1 2% 18 62%




DEFENSIVE TACKLE DEFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Haloti Ngata 36 67% 4 14%
A'Shawn Robinson 22 41% 2 7%
Tyrunn Walker 20 37% 3 10%
Khyri Thornton 17 31% 2 7%
Stefan Charles 14 26% 1 3%




LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Tahir Whitehead 54 100% 6 21%
Kyle Van Noy 48 89% 8 28%
Zaviar Gooden 27 50% 21 72%
Thurston Armbrister 4 7% 19 66%





CORNERBACK DEFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Darius Slay 54 100% 6 21%
Nevin Lawson 54 100% 12 41%
Quandre Diggs 25 46% 8 28%
Johnson Bademosi

17 59%




SAFETY DEFENSIVE SNAPS PERCENTAGE SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS PERCENTAGE
Glover Quin 67 100% 6 21%
Rafael Bush 46 85% 8 28%
Tavon Wilson 12 22%

Don Carey

23 79%
Miles Killebrew

17 59%

Observations

  • A'Shawn Robinson is getting close to taking over a starting role at this point. This time it was him, and not Khyri Thornton, who saw more snaps than "starter" Tyrunn Walker. Robinson had just two tackles against the Packers, but one was for a loss.

  • While we're talking about rookies, Anthony Zettel made his first NFL appearance against the Packers. Zettel only played seven snaps, but managed to pick up a tackle in limited play.

  • Zaviar Gooden quickly jumped Thurston Armbrister in the depth chart, despite being added to the team late last week. It's probably safe to say that if/when the Lions get healthy at linebacker, Armbrister won't be on the team much longer. 

  • After Tavon Wilson left the game early with an injury, Rafael Bush, unsurprisingly, took over strong safety duties. Clearly the Lions aren't ready to use Miles Killebrew yet.

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