Between the depth chart shuffles on the offensive line and at tight end, plus the injuries impacting the running back, linebacker and cornerback positions, there’s a ton of information that we got about
the Green Bay Packers’ roster in their win over the Minnesota Vikings. Remember, this is a short week, as the Packers are set to face off against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving, so the team might be more banged up than usual in Week 13.
Let’s dive into the snap counts from Sunday’s action.
Quarterbacks
- Jordan Love: 59 snaps
- Malik Willis: 6
Yes, the Vikings lost so badly that Malik Willis had to come in and play some snaps at the end of the game for the Packers to run the clock. Willis was probably the second-best quarterback on the field on Sunday.
Running Backs
- Emanuel Wilson: 36
- Chris Brooks: 29 (17 SPT)
- Pierre Strong Jr.: 0
With Josh Jacobs being a late scratch due to his knee injury, Emanuel Wilson was the Packers’ primary ball-carrier. On 36 snaps, he ran the ball 28 times (78 percent), while Chris Brooks only got 8 carries in 29 snaps (28 percent). That’s about as big of a split as you’re going to see in the NFL.
For what it’s worth, practice squad promotion Pierre Strong Jr. did not play on offense or special teams this week, so he’s more of a break in case of emergency player than anything else.
Receivers
- Christian Watson: 48
- Romeo Doubs: 47 (4 SPT)
- Dontayvion Wicks: 32
- Malik Heath: 13
- Savion Williams: 8 (3 SPT)
- (CB) Bo Melton: 1 (9 SPT)
Nothing much to note here at receiver, considering that Matthew Golden was out with a shoulder/wrist injury. Pay attention to the injury report this week, as Jayden Reed’s practice window opened up on Friday.
Tight Ends
- John FitzPatrick: 40 (3 SPT)
- Josh Whyle: 26 (7 SPT)
- Luke Musgrave: 24
When Luke Musgrave was TE3 last week, head coach Matt LaFleur said that the team needed to use him more. Instead, Musgrave again finished in third place on Sunday with just 24 offensive snaps. As of now, look for John FitzPatrick to be Green Bay’s primary in-line tight end, due to his blocking ability.
Offensive Linemen
- Zach Tom: 65 (5 SPT)
- Aaron Banks: 65 (5 SPT)
- Sean Rhyan: 65 (5 SPT)
- Rasheed Walker: 65 (5 SPT)
- Anthony Belton: 45 (5 SPT)
- Darian Kinnard: 21 (5 SPT)
- Jordan Morgan: 20 (5 SPT)
- Jacob Monk: 0 (2 SPT)
Jordan Morgan and Anthony Belton rotated at right guard today, marking Belton’s first snaps at guard in the NFL. By the second half, Belton took over the job fully. He should probably just play guard for the rest of 2025.
Beyond Belton, the Packers played Darian Kinnard as a tight end in 21 of their plays this week. Before this week, Kinnard played 10 snaps at tight end in Weeks 10 and 11 combined, and none before that.
Defensive Ends
- Micah Parsons: 40
- Rashan Gary: 32
- Kinsgley Enagbare: 15 (9 SPT)
- Lukas Van Ness: 6
- Barryn Sorrell: 0 (7 SPT)
- Arron Mosby: 0 (19 SPT)
Lukas Van Ness returned to the lineup today for the first time in over a month, but he was on a heavy pitch count. He only played six snaps on defense and didn’t contribute on special teams, even though he’s usually a member of the punt protection unit.
Defensive Tackles
- Devonte Wyatt: 34 (2 SPT)
- Colby Wooden: 23 (2 SPT)
- Warren Brinson: 21 (2 SPT)
- Karl Brooks: 4 (3 SPT)
- Nazir Stackhouse: 3
Like Van Ness, Karl Brooks played this game but was on a limited snap count due to coming off an injury. For the most part, it was a three-man rotation between Devonte Wyatt, Colby Wooden and Warren Brinson. Notably, Brinson played seven times as many snaps as Nazir Stackhouse, even though Stackhouse got an extended look over Brinson for the first time last week. Usually, Brinson out-snaps Stackhouse when the two are both active.
Linebackers
- Edgerrin Cooper: 44 (6 SPT)
- Isaiah McDuffie: 44 (6 SPT)
- Ty’Ron Hopper: 18 (19 SPT)
- Kristian Welch: 0 (14 SPT)
With only four linebackers up for the game due to Quay Walker’s stinger, Isaiah McDuffie took over as the Mike linebacker and took a snap reduction on special teams. Ty’Ron Hopper replaced McDuffie as the team’s third linebacker.
Cornerbacks
- Carrington Valentine: 44 (3 SPT)
- Kamal Hadden: 31 (8 SPT)
- Keisean Nixon: 13 (1 SPT)
Here’s an interesting one: It wasn’t Bo Melton who stepped in at cornerback when Keisean Nixon left the action with a stinger, but Kamal Hadden. Hadden played 31 total snaps in his debut on the defensive side of the ball. Prior to this, Hadden had only played a couple of snaps on special teams throughout the year.
Safeties
- Evan Williams: 44 (10 SPT)
- Xavier McKinney: 44 (8 SPT)
- Javon Bullard: 24 (6 SPT)
- Zayne Anderson: 0 (17 SPT)
- Kitan Oladapo: 0 (13 SPT)
Evan Williams played every single snap of defense for the Packers this week, so his rotation at the safety position with Javon Bullard seems to be over. All of Bullard’s 24 snaps came with him playing in the slot.
