Arizona Cardinals Week 12 defensive, special teams snap counts, observations

In the Arizona Cardinals' 27-24 overtime loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, 20 players participated in at least one of the 62 defensive snaps, and 36 players participated in at least one of the 30 special teams snaps.

Rookie Mike linebacker Cody Simon, playing instead of the injured Mack Wilson Sr., safeties Budda Baker and Jalen Thompson, and cornerbacks Garrett Williams and Denzel Burke played every snap. After playing every snap against the 49ers, cornerback Max Melton played only 15 (24 percent) Sunday and Kei’Trel Clark played 24 (39 percent).

Defensive lineman Walter Nolen III suffered a knee injury and played on six snaps.

Three defensive players were on the field only for special teams: Linebackers Owen Pappoe and Channing Tindall, and cornerback Elijah Jones.

How were the snaps divided up? Below are the individual snap counts for every player who got into the game defensively, grouped by position, as well as the snap counts on special teams.

The first number after each name is snaps and the second is the percentage. Players in bold were starters.

Arizona Cardinals Week 11 defensive snap counts: Defensive linemen

• Dalvin Tomlinson (36/58), Calais Campbell (34/55), Darius Robinson (32/52), Dante Stills (23/37),P.J. Mustipher (17/27), Walter Nolen III (6/10)

• Inactive: Bilal Nichols

• Reserve/injured (eligible to return): L.J. Collier, Justin Jones

Campbell had a half-sack, sharing it with Baker, to go with a deflected pass that was intercepted by Williams in the end zone on first-and-goal from the 6-yard line, two quarterback hits and three tackles (one solo). Stills had three tackles (two solo). Nolen’s fumble return for a touchdown came on the Jaguars’ seventh offensive play. He left the game with a knee injury and played only six snaps, but it’s unclear when it occurred.

When asked after the game about that, head coach Jonathan Gannon said, “I honestly don’t (know). I don’t know if it happened on the touchdown or what, but they came up and said he had a knee and he was done for the day.”

Robinson had one solo tackle and Mustipher one assist.

Linebackers

• ILB Cody Simon (62/100), ILB Akeem Davis-Gaither (46/74), OLB Josh Sweat (42/68), OLB Zaven Collins (39/63), OLB Jordan Burch (25/40),BJ Ojulari (22/35)

• Did not play (except on special teams): ILB Jared Bartlett, ILB Owen Pappoe, ILB Channing Tindall

• Inactive: OLB Baron Browning (injured), Xavier Thomas

• Reserve/injured: ILB Mack Wilson Sr. (eligible for return), ILB J.J. Russell

Collins tied for second on the team and with Simon among linebackers with seven tackles (five solo). Simon had three solo stops with one for loss. Davis-Gaither had an interception, pass defensed and five tackles (two solo). Burch had his first career sack, one solo tackle that was for loss plus a QB hit and pass defensed. In his second game this season, Ojulari had his first official stats with three tackles (two solo). Sweat had two tackles (one solo) and a QB hit.

Defensive backs

• S Budda Baker (62/100), S Jalen Thompson (62/100), CB Garrett Williams (62/100), CB Denzel Burke (62/100),CB Kei’Trel Clark (24/39), CB Max Melton (15/24), S Kitan Crawford (8/13), CB Darren Hall (3/5)

• Did not play (except on special teams): CB Elijah Jones

• Inactive: CB Will Johnson (injured), S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (injured)

• Reserve/injured: S Joey Blount (eligible to return, but won’t), CB Starling Thomas V

• Reserve/non-football injury: CB Sean Murphy-Bunting

Baker and Thompson tied for the team lead with nine tackles. Thompson had six solo, a sack and forced fumble that resulted in a touchdown, plus a pass defensed. Baker had the half-sack, an interception, a QB hit and pass defensed. Burke had six tackles (two solo). Williams had an interception, two passes defensed and a solo tackle. Clark had a solo tackle.

Special teams snap counts

• LB Owen Pappoe (24/80), S Kitan Crawford (24/80), TE Josiah Deguara (19/63), LB Channing Tindall (19/63), TE Elijah Higgins (18/60), CB Darren Hall (18/60), LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (13/43), LB Jordan Burch (13/43), TE Pharaoh Brown (12/40), CB Kei’Trel Clark (12/40), K Chad Ryland (11/37), LS Aaron Brewer (11/37), P Matt Haack (11/37), DL Calais Campbell (11/37), DL Dante Stills (11/37), CB Max Melton (10/33), WR/RS Greg Dortch (8/27), CB Elijah Jones (8/27), S Budda Baker (7/23), LB Zaven Collins (7/23), WR Andre Baccellia (6/20), LB BJ Ojulari (6/20), LB Cody Simon (6/20), T Paris Johnson Jr. (5/17), T Josh Fryar (5/17), G Evan Brown (5/17), G Isaiah Adams (5/17), C/G Jon Gaines II (5/17), C Hjalte Froholdt (5/17), DL Darius Robinson (5/17), DL P.J. Mustipher (5/17), RB Jermar Jefferson (1/3), DL Dalvin Tomlinson (1/3), LB Josh Sweat (1/3), CB Denzel Burke (1/3), CB Garrett Williams (1/3)

• Reserve/injured (eligible to return): P Blake Gillikin

The most unsung move the Cardinals made before the game was to move on from punter Pat O’Donnell and sign Matt Haack, who averaged 49.8 yards on six punts with a net of 42.7. The latter would have been better save for a 43-yard punt return. Haack had four punts inside the 20, including two downed at the 1- and 3-yard lines and two fair catches. The cover team also allowed a 39-yard kickoff return.

Kicker Chad Ryland missed a 33-yard field-goal attempt (the same length as an extra point), which turned out to be the margin of defeat.

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