Cardinals’ defensive snap counts, observations from 2nd preseason game
The Arizona Cardinals played their second preseason contest Saturday night, losing 38-10 at home to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Defensively, they played a total of 62 snaps.
How was that playing time divided up?
Below we have the individual snap counts for every defensive player who entered the game, grouped by position, and observations we can take away from the playing time.
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Defensive line
Fotu and Ledbetter got the starters treatment. Everyone else was pretty even.
Outside linebackers
The Cardinals were down Cameron Thomas and Myjai Sanders. Gardeck got hurt.
Inside linebackers
Woods played the most and played well. He started with White. Does that mean he will be the starter in Week 1? We will see.
Cornerbacks
Clark started with Wilson and stayed in the game for more reps. Hamilton played some in the slot after Jalen Thompson came out of the game.
Safeties
Simmons got extended playing time and struggled.