AFC IDP Snap Counts: Week Eight
Week eight is over which means we’re just about halfway through the season (for most teams at least).
Here are the major changes in the IDP landscape that happened this week.
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Baltimore Ravens – 53 snaps
Interior linemen Derek Wolfe (27) and Brandon Williams (28) returned after missing the last game. Calais Campbell (28) played his lowest snap count of the season.
Yannick Ngakoue made his Ravens debut on the edge. He played 34 snaps and was asked to rush the passer on 28 of them.
Patrick Queen played all 53 snaps at LB. It was the first time he’s played 100% as a pro.
Buffalo Bills – 65 snaps
LB Matt Milano (15) again played a limited role. Maybe the team is being cautious with him given his injury issues but it’s worrying. Don’t start him until we know he’s back to a full workload. AJ Klein (51) played in his stead next to Tremaine Edmunds (63).
DE Jerry Hughes (40) managed another sack. He’s played between 36 and 48 snaps every single game this season.
Micah Hyde missed the game at safety, so Dean Marlowe (65) played next to Jordan Poyer (65).
Cincinnati Bengals – 62 snaps
With DE Carlos Dunlap out of town, Khalid Kareem (43) was the number two end behind Carl Lawson (55) as predicted in this column last week. He didn’t have a big IDP day, but you want to bet on that sort of volume.
All Bengals LBs should be faded until further notice.
Corner William Jackson (62) returned after missing a game to play every snap.
Cleveland Browns – 72 snaps
Ronnie Harrison (69) got the nod to start at safety over Karl Joseph (6) next to Andrew Sendejo (72). It seems he may have seized the chance he got with Joseph out. He’s a viable starter for now.
LB BJ Goodson (71) is a full-time LB these days – the only one on this Browns team.
Star DE Myles Garrett (33) appeared to suffer a knock. In his absence, Olivier Vernon (60) stepped up with two sacks. Vernon has been a little frustrating but he’s a good player with good volume.
Denver Broncos – 87 snaps
Obscene volume for the Broncos. Lovely. It resulted in a few very big IDP games.
LBs Alexander Johnson (87) and Josey Jewell (80) both racked up tackles, as did safety Kareem Jackson (86).
Edge rusher Bradley Chubb played an eye-watering 71 snaps and was rewarded with a sack. Frankly, that’s not that great from 41 pass-rush snaps.
Houston Texans
The Texans enjoyed their bye week.
Indianapolis Colts – 61 snaps
Star LB Darius Leonard returned from injury to play 61 snaps. He showed us what we’ve been missing with a big day. Anthony Walker dropped to just 26 snaps. Bobby Okereke played 48.
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars enjoyed their bye week.
Kansas City Chiefs – 57 snaps
LB Willie Gay played just nine snaps after hitting 39 last week. Sigh.
DE Michael Danna (25) returned after playing just nine snaps since week three. Tanoh Kpassagnon (41) and Frank Clark (38) remain out in front.
Las Vegas Raiders – 49 snaps
49 snaps. It’s not easy to score in IDP from a day like that.
LB Nick Kwiatkoski (48) managed his best IDP in silver and black but Cory Littleton (49) disappointed. Littleton remains the better IDP start.
The entire Raiders pass rush is anemic. Just avoid them. Yes, that includes Maxx Crosby (41).
Safety Johnathan Abram (47) returned after missing the last game. Jeff Heath played just one snap, which is one too many.
Los Angeles Chargers – 65 snaps
Joey Bosa (30) took a knock and missed some time. He was fantastic in his time on the field even if he didn’t quite get to the QB. Melvin Ingram (48) played well too but it was Isaac Rochell (26) who managed the sack. This is why we look at snaps.
There was some movement further back. Kenneth Murray (65) played every snap but continues to struggle as most rookies do. Kyzir White played just 37 snaps and Denzel Perryman just 14. Instead, safety Rayshawn Jenkins (65) spent a lot of the game playing in the box with Jahleel Addae (27) filling in on the back end.
Nickel back Desmond King also sat out the game ahead of his trade to Tennessee.
Miami Dolphins – 95 snaps
You read that correctly; the Dolphins played 95 defensive snaps in a game that did not go to overtime.
The fact that it did not generate many big IDP performances is a slight black mark against the Dolphins players. There were several of them to manage six or seven tackles – but not many huge days.
DE Emmanuel Ogbah did manage a sack – but he rushed the passer 52 times to get it. Over 50 times!
New England Patriots – snaps
The 2020 Patriots are just awful. Even the defense is playing terribly.
Second-round draft pick Josh Uche (12) made his debut for the team. Ja’Whaun Bentley (35) played the limited volume we expect from him (the last two weeks were weirdly high). Adrian Phillips managed all 58 snaps but looked horrible.
Edge Chase Winovich played just five snaps. He may have been hurt but frankly, it may just have been because he’s been playing poorly.
New York Jets – 66 snaps
Safety Marcus Maye (66) played predominantly deep again for the third game in a row. Ashtyn Davis (66) played his first full game with Bradley McDougald out.
At LB, Neville Hewitt (66) played next to Avery Williamson (56) but Williamson was traded away after the game. Blake Cashman is likely to start next to Hewitt going forward, although serial disappointment Patrick Onwuasor is also in with a chance.
Pittsburgh Steelers – 82 snaps
Interior lineman Stephon Tuitt (76) was a match-winner this week. His running mate Cameron Heyward (75) managed 12 solo tackles between them.
At LB, Vince Williams and Robert Spillane both played every snap. But with the team trading for Avery Williamson, Spillane must be worried. All options should be avoided next week unless you’re desperate.
Tennessee Titans – 73 snaps
The Titans edge rushers have been frustrating. This week Harold Landry (72), Jadeveon Clowney (45) and Vic Beasley (38) managed 12 pressures between them but zero sacks.
LB Jayon Brown (73) has been the opposite recently. Early in the season he was playing but not racking up stats. That’s changed over the last couple of weeks and he’s a good example of why we keep faith with volume players. Rashaan Evans (62) plays a little less each week – and is naturally less efficient given his role.
Good luck everyone!
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