Bills snap counts: Depth chart breakdown at Bengals
The Buffalo Bills got after it against the Cincinnati Bengals and ended up losing 24-18 on Sunday Night Football in Week 9.
But who exactly were the ones on the field for the Bills (5-4) doing all the dirty work against the Bengals (5-3)?
More often than not, taking a look in between the lines at snap count totals for Buffalo’s players can give us some insight as to what went down in between the lines on the gridiron. There is always plenty to discover when looking at these finer details.
With that, here’s how the Bills depth chart broke down via snap counts in their latest defeat against the Bengals:
Offense
For the fifth-straight game, WR Khalil Shakir played more than WR Deonte Harty–This time by the 38 more snaps.
For the second game in a row, RB James Cook played in double the amount of snaps as RB Latavius Murray.
TE Dalton Kincaid was the only player at his position to see snaps against the Bengals. TE Dawson Knox (wrist) is on injured reserve.
WR Gabe Davis played in 93 percent of snaps but did not have a catch.
Defense
LB Terrel Bernard left the game due to a concussion and was replaced by LB Dorian Williams.
DE Von miller played in 24 snaps after seeing 27 last week.
DL Linval Joseph and CB Rasul Douglas made their debuts with the Bills against the Bengals.
CB Christian Benford left the game due to a hamstring injury in the second half.
Special teams
CB Siran Neal played Tier 1 special teams snaps, 86 percent, alongside CB Cam Lewis and LB Tyler Matakevich.
S Taylor Rapp still played in 71 percent of special teams snaps despite his increase in playing time on defense. LB Dorian Williams did the same (62%).
