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Aug 17, 2026, 9:31 AM·1 views

Arizona Cardinals defensive, special teams snap counts vs. Raiders

In the Arizona Cardinals 27-14 win over the Las Vegas Raiders , 35 players participated in at least one of the 58 defensive snaps, and 47 players participated in at least one of the 23 special teams snaps. The first…

PolicyDriftArizona Cardinals defensive, special teams snap counts vs. Raiders

In the Arizona Cardinals 27-14 win over the Las Vegas Raiders , 35 players participated in at least one of the 58 defensive snaps, and 47 players participated in at least one of the 23 special teams snaps..

In the Arizona Cardinals' 27-14 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, 35 players participated in at least one of the 58 defensive snaps, and 47 players participated in at least one of the 23 special teams snaps.

The first number after each name is the number of snaps, and the second is the percentage. Players in bold were starters.

Defensive linemen

  • Jonah Williams (24/41), Walter Nolen III (22/38), Cam Horsley (17/29), Darius Robinson (17/29), L.J. Collier (17/29), NTBrodric Martin-Rhodes (13/22), NT Damonic Williams (13/22), NT Andrew Billings (12/21), NT Roy Lopez (7/12)
  • Did not play: Zach Carter, Dante Stills
  • Reserve/injured: Kaleb Proctor

Despite playing with a wrap and brace on his left arm, Nolen had one of the team’s two sacks with a quarterback hit and added a tackle for loss. Lopez had two assisted tackles in only seven snaps. Jonah Williams had a tackle for loss and a QB hit. Collier had a pass defensed.

Linebackers

  • ILB Owen Pappoe (30/52), ILB Jack Gibbens (25/43), OLB Elliott Brown (24/41), ILB Karson Sharar (23/40), OLB Cameron Robertson (23/40), OLB Eku Leota (20/34), OLB BJ Ojulari (20/34), ILB Cody Simon (18/31), OLB Jordan Burch (17/29), ILB Mack Wilson Sr. (10/17), ILB Eugene Asante (7/12), OLB Zaven Collins (7/12)
  • Did not play: OLB Baron Browning, ILB Austin Keys
  • Active/PUP: OLB Josh Sweat

Brown showed up on his 24 snaps with a sack, tackle for loss and QB hit. Sharar and Gibbens tied for the team lead with four tackles. Sharar’s were all solo, while Gibbens had one solo. Pappoe had two solo tackles.

Defensive backs

  • S Isaiah Oliver (29/50), S Wydett Williams Jr. (29/50), S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (29/50), CB Denzel Burke (28/48), CB Elijah Jones (24/41), S Kitan Crawford (19/33), CB Star Thomas V (18/31), CB Elijah Culp (17/29), CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (17/29), CB Will Johnson (17/29), CB Kalen King (17/29), CB Max Melton (12/21), S Andrew Wingard (10/17), CB Quinton Newsome (6/10)
  • Did not play: S Budda Baker, CB Kei’Trel Clark
  • Active/PUP: CB Garrett Williams
  • Reserve/injured: S Joey Blount

Jones had two tackles with one for loss, while Crawford was second on the team with three solo tackles. Burke had two passes defensed.

Special teams

  • LB Karson Sharar (16/70), LB Owen Pappoe (15/65), OLB Eku Leota (15/65), S Isaiah Oliver (13/57), K Chad Ryland (12/53), S Wydett Williams Jr. (12/52), TE Rivaldo Fairweather (11/48), CB Elijah Jones (11/48), WR Simi Fehoko (9/39), S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (9/39), P Blake Gillikin (8/35), LS Casey Kreiter (8/35), TE Jamison Geers (7/30), G/C Hayden Conner (6/26), T Christian Jones (6/26), CB Kalen King (6/26), T Josh Fryar (5/22), C/G Jon Gaines II (5/22), T/G Matt Pryor (5/22), WR/RS Ihmir Smith-Marsette (5/22), OLB Elliott Brown (5/22), CB Star Thomas V (5/22), WR/RS Devin Duvernay (4/17), WR Reggie Virgil (4/17), WR Jalen Brooks (4/17), RB Zonovan Knight (4/17), G Chase Bisontis (3/13), G/T Oli Udoh (3/13), LB Jack Gibbens (3/13), DL Jonah Williams (3/13), LB Cody Simon (3/13), DL Cam Horsley (3/13), LB Jordan Burch (3/13), NT Brodric Martin-Rhodes (3/13), NT Damonic Williams (3/13), RB Corey Kiner (2/9), LB BJ Ojulari (2/9), LB Eugene Asante (2/9), CB Quinton Newsome (2/9), T Jayden Williams (1/4), WR Bryson Green (1/4), WR Harrison Wallace III (1/4), T Demontrey Jacobs (1/4), T Valentin Senn (1/4), RB Evan Hill (1/4), S Kitan Crawford (1/4), CB Max Melton (1/4)

Ryland made two field-goal attempts with one from 56 yards, but missed wide right from 33, the length of an extra point. His first PAT hit off the left upright but went through. Gillikin had punts of 50 and 53 yards for a gross average of 51.5 and net of 46.5. The 50-yarder was downed at the 2-yard line by Fehoko.

Duvernay had a kickoff return for 21 yards and a punt return for eight, while Smith-Marsette returned a kickoff for 24 yards and a punt for four.

Elijah Jones had two special-teams tackles, while Pappoe, Sharar and Leota had one. Leota also had two assists.

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