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Colts Week 10 Snap Counts vs. Steelers

How many snaps each Indianapolis Colts player were in for on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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The Indianapolis Colts controlled the majority of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday but found a way to lose a 14-point lead, and ultimately the game, 20-17. The Colts now have their bye week to reflect on what they can do moving forward to the next six games.


OFFENSE

Player Position Offensive Snaps Percent Defensive Snaps Percent Special Teams Snaps Percent
Player Position Offensive Snaps Percent Defensive Snaps Percent Special Teams Snaps Percent
Jeremy Vujnovich OG 59 100% 0 0% 3 10%
Joe Haeg OT 59 100% 0 0% 3 10%
Anthony Castonzo OT 59 100% 0 0% 2 7%
Jacoby Brissett QB 59 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Ryan Kelly C 59 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Jack Doyle TE 58 98% 0 0% 3 10%
Donte Moncrief WR 51 86% 0 0% 0 0%
Kyle Kalis OG 50 85% 0 0% 3 10%
TY Hilton WR 49 83% 0 0% 0 0%
Chester Rogers WR 42 71% 0 0% 8 27%
Frank Gore RB 34 58% 0 0% 0 0%
Marlon Mack RB 25 42% 0 0% 0 0%
Brandon Williams TE 20 34% 0 0% 17 57%
Darrell Daniels TE 12 20% 0 0% 14 47%
Denzelle Good OG 9 15% 0 0% 3 10%
Matt Hazel WR 4 7% 0 0% 14 47%

  • Our weekly check in on the running backs. After finishing behind Marlon Mack in snaps in Weeks 7 and 8, Frank Gore returned to leading the backfield in Weeks 9 and 10. Gore saw 9 more snaps than Mack on Sunday and 7 more touches. Let’s hope one of these days that the coaching staff figures out that running between the tackles with your slowest running back isn’t always the best way to establish the run game.
  • With Kamar Aiken out with a hamstring injury, Chester Rogers stepped back into his old WR3 role, and I don’t see him giving it back again. Through the first nine games, Aiken caught 14 catches for 131 yards (9.4 avg). On Sunday alone, Rogers saw a significant role (71% of snaps) and led the Colts in all receiving categories, catching 6-of-6 balls for 104 yards (17.3 avg) and 1 TD.
  • This is probably attributed to T.Y. Hilton’s groin injury, but Donte Moncrief saw the most snaps among Colts wide receivers.
  • Rookie right guard Kyle Kalis had a rough first half, with a couple of penalties and losing his matchups. Denzelle Good, seeing his first action since going on Injured Reserve came in for Kalis briefly in the second half. Good was taken back out and Kalis was put back in, and he continued to struggle. Why not stick with Good? Well, here’s your rock-solid Chuck Pagano answer: “We stuck Denzelle in for a couple series then put 68 (Kalis) back in.” When asked if it was just to get Good some playing time, Pagano said, “Yeah, we wanted to get him in the game.”
  • Overall, 16 players saw offensive snaps.

DEFENSE

Player Position Offensive Snaps Percent Defensive Snaps Percent Special Teams Snaps Percent
Player Position Offensive Snaps Percent Defensive Snaps Percent Special Teams Snaps Percent
Matthias Farley S 0 0% 66 100% 6 20%
Jon Bostic ILB 0 0% 66 100% 1 3%
Rashaan Melvin CB 0 0% 66 100% 0 0%
Pierre Desir CB 0 0% 59 89% 0 0%
Jabaal Sheard OLB 0 0% 55 83% 0 0%
Johnathan Hankins DT 0 0% 53 80% 3 10%
Margus Hunt DE 0 0% 51 77% 6 20%
Darius Butler S 0 0% 51 77% 4 13%
Nate Hairston CB 0 0% 47 71% 9 30%
Barkevious Mingo OLB 0 0% 42 64% 19 63%
Antonio Morrison ILB 0 0% 39 59% 12 40%
Al Woods NT 0 0% 35 53% 4 13%
T.J. Green DB 0 0% 29 44% 7 23%
Hassan Ridgeway DL 0 0% 19 29% 6 20%
Tarell Basham OLB 0 0% 17 26% 10 33%
Jeremiah George ILB 0 0% 14 21% 21 70%
Grover Stewart DL 0 0% 7 11% 9 30%
Joey Mbu DL 0 0% 6 9% 1 3%
Joshua Perry OLB 0 0% 4 6% 15 50%

  • Rookie cornerback Quincy Wilson was active for the first time since Week 2 but did not see any action.
  • A lack of playing time from starting linebackers Barkevious Mingo and Antonio Morrison shows that the Colts were in sub-packages much of the time, something definitely called for because of Pittsburgh’s offensive passing game depth.
  • With the bye week now here, it’ll be interesting to see if the Colts phase T.J. Green out, perhaps for somebody like Wilson. Or, with the return of Clayton Geathers.
  • Overall, 19 players saw defensive snaps.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Player Position Offensive Snaps Percent Defensive Snaps Percent Special Teams Snaps Percent
Player Position Offensive Snaps Percent Defensive Snaps Percent Special Teams Snaps Percent
Chris Milton CB 0 0% 0 0% 27 90%
Anthony Walker ILB 0 0% 0 0% 21 70%
Darnell Sankey ILB 0 0% 0 0% 20 67%
Kenny Moore CB 0 0% 0 0% 16 53%
Rigoberto Sanchez P 0 0% 0 0% 14 47%
Josh Ferguson RB 0 0% 0 0% 11 37%
Luke Rhodes LS 0 0% 0 0% 10 33%
Adam Vinatieri K 0 0% 0 0% 3 10%
Mike Person CB 0 0% 0 0% 3 10%


*Snap counts via NFL official game book.