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I know we’re not exactly on Micah Parsons watch anymore, but there were still some interesting things to glean from the Green Bay Packers’ usage of players from their Week 3 loss against the Cleveland Browns. As a reminder, these are the raw snap counts for players. Our detailed snap counts will come out later this week, once I have the time to chart the game.
Obviously, Jordan Love is the Packers’ every-down quarterback.
For the first time this year, Emanuel Wilson actually outsnapped Chris Books on the offensive side of the ball. Wilson ran for 25 yards, while the Packers struggled on the ground throughout the day. In total, Josh Jacobs and Wilson combined for 22 carries for just 55 yards (2.5 yards per carry), and Brooks didn’t get a touch on offense. They just couldn’t get going behind Green Bay’s banged-up offensive line against the Cleveland defensive front.
As expected, the players who received the biggest jump in snaps following the loss of slot receiver Jayden Reed were first-round rookie Matthew Golden and Dontayvion Wicks. Third-round rookie Savion Williams is still mostly getting on the field for gadget plays or as a run blocker.
Tucker Kraft led the offensive skill players in snaps played, so it doesn’t appear that his knee injury really impacted his role on the team. John FitzPatrick, a run blocker, out-snapped Luke Musgrave in this one and scored the Packers’ only touchdown on Sunday. There’s a real argument for FitzPatrick displacing Musgrave on the depth chart.
A cluster of injuries, starting with Zach Tom on the first offensive snap of the game, meant that all eight offensive linemen the Packers had available on gameday were inserted into the lineup at some point against the Browns. The only full-time preferred starter who was on the field for every snap of the game up front was center Elgton Jenkins, who struggled, as Sean Rhyan is generally a rotational right guard with Jordan Morgan when the line is healthy.
