In the Arizona Cardinals’ 40-20 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday, 20 players played at least one of the 66 offensive snaps.
Quarterback Jacoby Brissett, center Halter Froholt, right guard Isaiah Adams and right tackle Kelvin Beachum played in every game. Left guard Jon Gaines II missed one snap, while tight end Trey McBride played just five times. Wide receiver Michael Wilson missed 10 snaps and running back Michael Carter played just 13 snaps after Bam Knight was injured on the first offensive play of the game.
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Rookie center/guard Hayden Conner made his first three-pointer in an NFL offense.
How is game time allocated? Below are individual snap counts for each player entering the game on offense, grouped by position.
The first number after each name is the snapshot and the second number is the percentage. Players in bold are starting players.
Arizona Cardinals Week 15 Offensive Snap Counts: Quarterbacks
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Active, not used: Kedon Slovis
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Substitute/Injured (eligible to return, but will not): Kyler Murray
Brissett attempted another 40 times in this game, completing 27 for 249 yards, three touchdowns, one interception, and a passer rating of 98.9. He had two sacks and ran three times for six yards.
running back
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Michael Carter(53/80), Bam Knight(1/2), Emari DeMercado (7/11), Corey Keener (5/8)
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Substitute/Injured: Trey Benson, James Conner (eligible to return, but will not)
Knight was sacked for minus-2 yards on the Cardinals’ first possession of the game and was taken off the field with an ankle injury. There is no further information on the severity of the injury.
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Carter performed well in this game, advancing 56 yards on 14 attempts and 3 catches for 38 yards. After missing the first three games with an ankle injury, DeMarcado played just seven snaps, rushing for one yard and two receptions for no yards for a 5-yard loss. Keener had two carries for 11 yards five times.
Benson’s 21-day practice window expired Thursday, so he will remain on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.
wide receiver
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Michael Wilson(56/85), Jalen Brooks (47/71), Trent Sheffield Sr. (14/21), Andrea Basella(10/15)
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Inactive: WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (injured), Xavier Weaver (injured)
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Substitute/Injured: Greg Dortch (eligible to return), Simi Fehoko (eligible to return), Zay Jones (eligible to return, but will not)
Wilson had a quiet first half, catching four targets for six yards. However, he finished with five catches and an 11-yard touchdown on 11 targets. Brooks was the only receiver with a target, catching three passes for 19 yards.
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Basella suffered a neck injury after the kickoff and only played 10 offensive snaps.
tight end
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Trey McBride (61/92), Elijah Higgins (46/70), Pharaoh Brown (11/17), Josiah Deguara (8/12)
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Subs/Injured: Tip Reiman, Travis Vokolek (both eligible to return, but will not)
No matter what defenders do to try to stop him, McBride continues to put up numbers. He caught 12 of 13 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns. It was his 16th consecutive game with at least five catches, breaking Travis Kelce’s league record for a tight end.
He also had 105 catches this season, becoming the first tight end in NFL history to catch 100 passes in back-to-back seasons. Kelce has surpassed the 100-catch mark three times in his career, but has never topped the 100-catch mark in consecutive seasons. In 2020, DeAndre Hopkins set the Cardinals single-season receiving total with 115 yards. McBride has 1,071 receiving yards this season and 1,146 yards last season. McBride needed 135 yards to pass Jackie Smith (1,205 yards in 1967) for the Cardinals single-season record for most yards by a tight end.
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When asked about the winning streak, McBride said: “Sixteen games, for what? We’ve got to get more wins.”
Higgins had one catch for three yards Sunday and Brown had two catches for one yard.
offensive lineman
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C Hjalte Froholdt (66/100), RG Isaiah Adams (66/100), RT Kelvin Beachum(66/100), LG Jon Gaines II (65/98), Lt. Josh Fryer (38/58), LT Demontre Jacobs (37/56), G Hayden Conner (3/5)
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Inactive: G Evan Brown (personal), LT Paris Johnson Jr. (injured)
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Active/not in game: T Christian Jones
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Substitute/Injured: RG Will Hernandez (eligible to return), RT Jonah Williams (eligible to return, but will not)
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Substitute/injured: Valentin Senn
For the second straight game, Brown did not actively address family matters. Head coach Jonathan Gannon said coaches would like to see play from Fryer and Jacobs, who share snaps at left tackle while also serving as extra blockers in run situations.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Cardinals Week 15 offensive snap numbers, observations on Texans
