The Los Angeles Rams weren't at full strength on Monday night against the Buffalo Bills, but they're getting close to 100%. With Aaron Donald, Colby Parkinson and Jaylen Watson all back, Sean McVay and Chris Shula had just about everyone at their disposal in Week 5.
As a result, the snap counts reflect a team that relied heavily on its top players rather than giving backups a lot of run. On offense, a new No. 3 wide receiver emerged, and on defense, Jaylen McCollough's role continues to evaporate.
Here's a look at how much each player was on the field Monday night.
Offense
The most notable development on offense is at wide receiver, where Tutu Atwell played the third-most snaps (32). He played nearly twice as many snaps as Jordan Whittington (11) and Konata
Mumpfield (6) combined. Now we'll see if he can hold onto the WR3 role beyond one week. Atwell's 32 snaps were more than he played all season combined.
Kyren Williams played 73% of the snaps to only 27% for Blake Corum. Williams got most of the late-game work, as he usually does.
At tight end, Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen all played significant snaps, each being on the field for at least 50% of the plays. Higbee barely edged out Parkinson as the No. 1 tight end.
Defense
Quentin Lake and Kam Curl played every snap once again, but Kam Kinchens continues to see his role reduced. His snap share has dropped in each game this season. McCollough was also a non-factor, playing a season-low one snap.
Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson were on the field for every snap, too with Josh Wallace being the No. 3 cornerback again. Emmanuel Forbes Jr. went back to the bench with Watson returning, playing zero snaps.
At outside linebacker, it was Byron Young and Josaiah Stewart leading the way, playing most of the snaps. Wesley Bailey was No. 3 (25%), with Desjuan Johnson only playing four snaps.
Along the defensive line, Kobie Turner and Aaron Donald each played 43 snaps. Poona Ford and Braden Fiske played 29 and 26 snaps, respectively, and Tyler Davis was limited to only 21 snaps.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams Week 5 snap counts: A new WR3 emerges vs. Bills
