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.
* 51 snaps: Jordan Love
* 0: Malik Willis
* 28: Josh Jacobs
* 17: Emanuel Wilson
* 7: Chris Brooks (9 SPT)
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.
* 46: Romeo Doubs (1 SPT)
* 37: Matthew Golden
* 21: Malik Heath
* 15: Dontayvion Wicks
* 3: Savion Williams (6 SPT)
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.
* 46: Tucker Kraft
* 22: Luke Musgrave
* 13: John FitzPatrick (6 SPT)
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.
* 51: Zach Tom (5 SPT)
* 51: Jordan Morgan (5 SPT)
* 51: Elgton Jenkins (5 SPT)
* 51: Aaron Banks (5 SPT)
* 51: Rasheed Walker (5 SPT)
* 0: Sean Rhyan (5 SPT)
* 0: Darian Kinnard (5 SPT)
* 0: Jacob Monk
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 played every single snap of the game together in 2025. The team is also using its top seven offensive linemen, along with defensive tackle Karl Brooks, on the front line of the field goal protection unit.
Donovan Jennings was a healthy scratch in this game. With a full roster, there’s a chance that Jennings could be waived soon so that the Packers can bring a player off their injury list. Remember, tackle Anthony Belton (ankle) was already out in this game, and there’s no reason for the team to carry more than eight linemen on their 48-man gameday roster. At some point, the team is going to want more roster flexibility than carrying two extra linemen who don’t even suit up on Sundays.
* 45: Micah Parsons
* 39: Rashan Gary (5 SPT)
* 31: Kingsley Enagbare (9 SPT)
* 23: Barryn Sorrell (6 SPT)
* 0: Arron Mosby (13 SPT)
You’re reading this correctly. Kingsley Enagbare only played four fewer snaps than Rashan Gary, when you include special teams reps. The Packers’ top edge defenders don’t play that many snaps, compared to the rest of the league, which is one reason why [LaFleur wondered out loud about his team’s conditioning level last week](/green-bay-packers-roster/72539/green-bay-packers-first-half-second-half-splits-defense-2025-matt-lafleur-conditioning). At least we got an all-time Micah Parsons game from Sunday’s action.
* 44: Karl Brooks (11 SPT)
* 41: Colby Wooden (6 SPT)
* 27: Warren Brinson (4 SPT)
* 14: Nazir Stackhouse (1 SPT)
With Devonte Wyatt (knee) out, non-preferred starters in Karl Brooks, Warren Brinson and Nazir Stackhouse had to play 85 defensive snaps this week, not including their 16 special teams reps. It’s going to be hard for the Packers to survive with those players playing 100+ snaps over the course of 60 minutes against more talented teams than the 2-5 Cardinals, but they’re managing to get away with it for now.
* 64: Edgerrin Cooper (6 SPT)
* 58: Quay Walker (5 SPT)
* 32: Isaiah McDuffie (20 SPT)
* 3: Ty’Ron Hopper (16 SPT)
* 0: Nick Niemann (14 SPT)
Quay Walker was sidelined with an injury during the game, but he later returned. His replacement at the Mike linebacker position was Isaiah McDuffie, who also got a lot of work as a third linebacker this week after hardly playing any snaps against the spread-happy Cincinnati Bengals in Week 6. Ty’Ron Hopper was inserted into the lineup as the team’s third linebacker when Walker was out of the game.
* 66: Keisean Nixon (6 SPT)
* 66: Nate Hobbs (6 SPT)
* 2: Carrington Valentine (1 SPT)
* 0: Bo Melton (14 SPT)
* 0: Kamal Hadden
The Packers debuted their dime defense for the first time in 2025 against Arizona. That’s how Carrington Valentine got on the field for his two defensive snaps. He played outside cornerback, forcing Nate Hobbs into the slot on those reps. [Based on how Hobbs has performed at outside cornerback recently, maybe it’s not a bad idea to have Hobbs play in the slot moving forward](/analysis/72882/green-bay-packers-cb-nate-hobbs-benching-depth-chart-carrington-valentine).
* 66: Xavier McKinney (11 SPT)
* 54: Evan Williams (8 SPT)
* 51: Javon Bullard (5 SPT)
* 0: Zayne Anderson (14 SPT)
* 0: Kitan Oladapo (10 SPT)
There were times, particularly in the red zone, when the Packers were in their 4-3 defense, that Javon Bullard played true safety instead of just in the slot on Sunday. Green Bay hasn’t done this since Week 1 against the Detroit Lions, so I’m interested in seeing what the split is like when I get my hands on the film of the game.