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Let’s go through a position-by-position breakdown of the Green Bay Packers’ snap counts in their win over the Arizona Cardinals. There are some notable changes to how the team is using its players, particularly in the secondary. As always, the numbers are only associated with offensive and defensive snaps, with special teams snaps coming in parentheses.
Jordan Love is your quarterback.
Again, the only special teams contributor in the unit is blocking back Chris Brooks. Josh Jacobs got touches on 50 percent of the plays he was on the field for, while Emanuel Wilson hit 41 percent. Usually, Jacobs is on the field a lot more, but usually, he’s not dealing with both an illness and a calf strain. Still, he managed to punch in two touchdowns on the ground.
For the first time all year, rookie Matthew Golden didn’t play any snaps as a punt returner. The Cardinals only punted once, a Pat O’Donnell touchback, where Romeo Doubs was back as returner.
For the second straight game, receiver Dontayvion Wicks dropped out of action with an injury. Head coach Matt LaFleur wasn’t asked about Wicks’ situation in the post-game press conference. As a reminder, receiver Christian Watson will likely be activated off the physically unable to perform list next week.
Savion Williams continues to be a gadget offensive player who also returns kicks. It will be interesting to see if the Packers value Williams’ snaps enough to keep him on the 48-man gameday roster whenever both Watson and Jayden Reed return to the lineup.
Tight end Ben Sims, who hasn’t played a single offensive snap for the team outside of kneeldown situations, was a healthy scratch in this game. For whatever reason, the Packers don’t seem to be comfortable in allowing their tight ends to play in the kick return game, even though those bodies are probably the most sought-after in that phase of the sport. Both Tucker Kraft, who is basically playing every offensive snap, and Luke Musgrave, who very much is not, have been virtual non-factors in the kicking game this year.
There was no rotation at right guard this game, as Jordan Morgan played every snap this week instead of splitting reps with Sean Rhyan. This is the first time that a Packers offensive line has...
