Snap Counts: Week 15 at Bengals

Dec 17, 2018 at 10:30 AM

Eddie Paskal

Senior Writer/Editor

Even without the full complement of all their pieces along the offensive line, the Oakland Raiders scratched and clawed, and somehow found themselves within striking distance of the Cincinnati Bengals with just over five minutes left in regulation.

However, a 15-yard, Joe Mixon touchdown proved to be the final blow that the Silver and Black just couldn't bounce back from, and when the final whistle blew, the Raiders had fallen 30-16 at Paul Brown Stadium.

Next up for Head Coach Jon Gruden and his team is a primetime clash with the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, but before our focus shifts to the Raiders home finale, let's look back at the playtime percentages from Sunday's game in Cincinnati, and see what we can learn from the numbers.

Table inside Article
Player	Pos.	Offense	Defense	Special Teams
K Miller	T	59 - 100%		4 - 12%
B Parker	T	59 - 100%		4 - 12%
C Green	G	59 - 100%		4 - 12%
D Good	T	59 - 100%		4 - 12%
R Hudson	C	59 - 100%
D Carr	QB	59 - 100%
J Nelson	WR	57 - 97%
J Cook	TE	52 - 88%
M Ateman	WR	49 - 83%
S Roberts	WR	40 - 68%
J Richard	RB	30 - 51%		1 - 3%
D Martin	RB	27 - 46%
D Waller	TE	9 - 15%		13 - 39%
D Carrier	TE	8 - 14%		27 - 82%
K Smith	FB	7 - 12%		21 - 64%
L Smith	TE	7 - 12%		17 - 52%
D Harris	WR	5 - 8%		23 - 70%
D Washington	RB	2 - 3%		12 - 36%
C McDonald	DT	1 - 2%	40 - 50%	6 - 18%
D Sharpe	T	1 - 2%		4 - 12%
T Whitehead	LB		80 - 100%	6 - 18%
K Joseph	SS		80 - 100%	5 - 15%
M Gilchrist	FS		73 - 91%	7 - 21%
D Worley	CB		64 - 80%	9 - 27%
F Rucker	DE		57 - 71%	6 - 18%
R Melvin	CB		53 - 66%	5 - 15%
P Hall	DT		49 - 61%
N Morrow	LB		48 - 60%	22 - 67%
J Hankins	DT		43 - 54%	6 - 18%
A Key	DE		42 - 52%	6 - 18%
M Hurst	DT		38 - 48%
G Conley	CB		36 - 45%	2 - 6%
M Lee	LB		34 - 42%	29 - 88%
J Cabinda	LB		34 - 42%	7 - 21%
E Harris	SS		33 - 41%	29 - 88%
J Ellis	DT		29 - 36%
D Moore	DE		23 - 29%	9 - 27%
N Nelson	CB		20 - 25%	18 - 55%
E Lamur	LB		4 - 5%	11 - 33%
B Benwikere	CB			13 - 39%
T Sieg	LS			10 - 30%
J Townsend	P			10 - 30%
D Carlson	K			9 - 27%
D Kirkland	G			4 - 12%

Offense

Good and Green go the distance – Headed into Week 15, we knew that the Silver and Black would be forced to employ a bit of a patchwork offensive line against the Bengals. Kelechi Osemele was ruled out of action Friday afternoon, and then with Gabe Jackson listed as one of the team's seven inactives pregame, the Raiders went with Denzelle Good and Chaz Green as their starting guards, and while the day was filled with mixed results, give credit to the duo for playing all 59 offensive snaps in a tough situation.

Carr adds another record – Derek Carr isn't one to hype up his individual accomplishments – that's just not his style – but that's what we're here for. Yes, the Raiders did fall to the Bengals, but in the midst of the action, Carr set the franchise record for pass attempts without an interception. All told, Carr No. 4 played all 59 offensive snaps, completing 21 of 38 passes for 263 yards and a touchdown. His interception-less streak now sits at 292 passes.

Smith finds the end zone….. Again – Well, make it three in a row for big Lee Smith. Once again, the man thought of as a blocking tight end made reservations for six, and once again, he had a pretty spectacular celebration once he got there. Smith played only seven snaps (12%), but he made the most of them, finishing his afternoon with his third touchdown of 2018.