Arizona Cardinals Week 13 defensive, special teams snap counts

In the Arizona Cardinals' 20-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, 19 players participated in at least one of the 61 defensive snaps, and 33 players participated in at least one of the 23 special teams snaps.

Five players were on the field for all of the defensive snaps: safeties Budda Baker and Jalen Thompson, cornerbacks Garrett Williams and Will Johnson, and Mike linebacker Cody Simon. The next highest was cornerback Denzel Burkle with 38.

Four defensive players were on the field only for special teams: Linebackers Owen Pappoe and Channing Tindall, and cornerbacks Kei’Trel Clark and Darren Hall.

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 13 defensive snap counts: Defensive linemen

• Calais Campbell (32/52), Darius Robinson (32/52), Dante Stills (26/43), Dalvin Tomlinson (23/38), P.J. Mustipher (16/26), Bilal Nichols (16/26)

• Inactive: Walter Nolen III (injured)

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

Robinson, who was hard on himself after the game, led the group with four tackles (one solo). Stills had two tackles (one solo/one for loss). Campbell, Mustopher and Nichols all had one assisted tackle.

Linebackers

• ILB Cody Simon (61/100), ILB Akeem Davis-Gaither (35/57), OLB Josh Sweat (34/56), OLB Baron Browning (30/49), OLB Zaven Collins (29/48), OLB Jordan Burch (28/46),BJ Ojulari (13/21)

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

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

Sweat lifted his sack total to 11.0 with two against the Bucs. He also had four tackles (three solo/one for loss), one forced fumble and a quarterback hit. The latter was the only one for the entire team Sunday, while the Bucs had seven. Davis-Gaither had 10 tackles (four solo) while Simon was one behind at nine and also four solo. Browning, back after missing two games because of a concussion, had four tackles (two solo).

Defensive backs

• S Budda Baker (61/100), S Jalen Thompson (61/100), CB Garrett Williams (61/100), CB Will Johnson (61/100), CB Denzel Burke (38/62), S Kitan Crawford (14/23)

• Did not play (except on special teams): CB Kei’Trel Clark, CB Darren Hall

• Inactive: CB Elijah Jones, CB Max Melton (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 had nine tackles (three solo/one for loss) and a pass defensed that was nearly an interception. Williams and Johnson each had four tackles (three solo), while Johnson also had two for loss. Crawford, who had his second-most defensive snaps of the season, contributed three tackles (one solo). Thompson had two solo tackles and two passes defensed.

Special teams snap counts

• LB Owen Pappoe (19/83), S Kitan Crawford (19/83), CB Darren Hall (17/74), LB BJ Ojulari (17/74), LB Channing Tindall (15/65), LB Jordan Burch (13/57), TE Josiah Deguara (12/52), TE Elijah Higgins (10/43), WR/RS Greg Dortch (10/43), CB Kei’Trel Clark (9/39), DL Calais Campbell (8/35), DL Dante Stills (8/35), K Chad Ryland (7/30), WR/RS Andre Baccellia (7/30), TE Pharaoh Brown (7/30), LS Aaron Brewer (6/26), P Matt Haack (6/26), CB Denzel Burke (6/26), RB Jermar Jefferson (5/22), LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (5/22), T Paris Johnson Jr. (4/17), T Josh Fryar (4/17), G Evan Brown (4/17), G Isaiah Adams (4/17), C/G Jon Gaines II (4/17), C Hjalte Froholdt (4/17), DL Darius Robinson (4/17), DL P.J. Mustipher (4/17), LB Cody Simon (4/17), S Budda Baker (4/17), CB Garrett Williams (3/13), LB Zaven Collins (2/9), CB Will Johnson (2/9)

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

Ryland had his second straight game with a miss under 45 yards in a three-point game. He missed a 43-yarder after not making one from 33 yards the week before. Both were wide right. Haack had a 34.5 net thanks to a 44-yard punt returned 15 yards to midfield and which led to a touchdown.

Crawford had two solo tackles on cover teams. Baccellia had a 43-yard kickoff return, while Dortch had one for 30 and three punt returns for only six yards total.

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