The Panthers fell to the Chicago Bears 17-3 last night, and the statistics are staggering. 72 offensive snaps resulting in only three points is nonsensical, but the snap counts aren’t particularly surprising the way they shook out. Let’s take a look at a few of the interesting numbers to see how the playing time shook out in Chicago, including what we believed was going to be a rotation at cornerback and turned out to be Daryl Worley reclaiming his starting role. With Worley taking 89% of the snaps and Kevon Seymour only taking three, one of which involved him getting beat on a double move and giving up a 70-yard pass to running back Tarik Cohen. Christian McCaffrey continues to be on the field for almost three-quarters of the snaps while Jonathan Stewart was on the field for 28 snaps and received a carry on exactly half of those. Alex Armah had three offensive snaps and was lined up in the backfield on one of them which led to a successful power run for Jonathan Stewart.
Chris Manhertz continues to get more and more snaps as we move further into the season, even snagging his first reception of the season for eleven yards in the first quarter. Ryan Kalil and Amini Silatolu had the exact same amount of snaps, with Kalil’s coming in the first 15 of the game before going to the sidelines after reaggravating the neck injury that had kept him out the past four games and Silatolu subbing for both Trai Turner and Matt Kalil when they missed snaps. Wide receiver Curtis Samuel, who had a pitch bounce off his hands and face mask on the first drive, only received 19 snaps; the rookie has only been on the field for more than 50% of the snaps in one game this season.
With Luke Kuechly still in the concussion protocol, Shaq Thompson and Thomas Davis played 100% of the snaps and David Mayo came off the field for 9 plays; usually it is middle linebacker Kuechly who plays 100% and Thompson comes off the field on passing downs. Yesterday, it was the opposite, with Mayo leaving the field and Shaq or TD occupying the Mike. Colin Jones not surprisingly played a lot more snaps than Jairus Byrd at safety, due to the overwhelming number of rushes the Chicago Bears offense runs on a consistent basis. Mario Addison, who was not listed on the injury report for the first time in almost a month, played less snaps than usual and Charles Johnson picked up the slack. This table is sortable, so move things around and form your own opinions!
| Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percentage | Defensive Snaps | Percentage | Special Teams | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Williams | T | 72 | 100% | 1 | 5% | ||
| A Norwell | G | 72 | 100% | 1 | 5% | ||
| E Dickson | TE | 72 | 100% | 1 | 5% | ||
| C Newton | QB | 72 | 100% | ||||
| M Kalil | T | 70 | 97% | 1 | 5% | ||
| K Benjamin | WR | 61 | 85% | ||||
| T Turner | G | 59 | 82% | 1 | 5% | ||
| T Larsen | C | 57 | 79% | 3 | 14% | ||
| D Funchess | WR | 56 | 78% | ||||
| C McCaffrey | RB | 53 | 74% | 6 | 27% | ||
| R Shepard | WR | 37 | 51% | 7 | 32% | ||
| J Stewart | RB | 28 | 39% | ||||
| C Manhertz | TE | 27 | 38% | 4 | 18% | ||
| C Samuel | WR | 19 | 26% | 16 | 73% | ||
| A Silatolu | T | 15 | 21% | 3 | 14% | ||
| R Kalil | C | 15 | 21% | ||||
| T Moton | T | 4 | 6% | 1 | 5% | ||
| A Armah | RB | 3 | 4% | 17 | 77% | ||
| J Bradberry | CB | 38 | 100% | 9 | 41% | ||
| T Davis | LB | 38 | 100% | 4 | 18% | ||
| S Thompson | LB | 38 | 100% | 4 | 18% | ||
| M Adams | SS | 37 | 97% | 4 | 18% | ||
| D Worley | CB | 34 | 89% | 10 | 45% | ||
| D Mayo | LB | 29 | 76% | 9 | 41% | ||
| C Jones | FS | 27 | 71% | 9 | 41% | ||
| K Short | DT | 26 | 68% | 4 | 18% | ||
| C Johnson | DE | 25 | 66% | ||||
| J Peppers | DE | 20 | 53% | 4 | 18% | ||
| S Lotulelei | DT | 20 | 53% | 4 | 18% | ||
| M Addison | DE | 18 | 47% | ||||
| K Love | DT | 16 | 42% | ||||
| V Butler | DT | 15 | 39% | 4 | 18% | ||
| J Byrd | FS | 10 | 26% | 2 | 9% | ||
| C Munnerlyn | CB | 10 | 26% | ||||
| W Horton | DE | 8 | 21% | ||||
| B Cox | DE | 5 | 13% | ||||
| K Seymour | CB | 3 | 8% | 18 | 82% | ||
| B Jacobs | LB | 1 | 3% | 17 | 77% | ||
| A Gachkar | LB | 17 | 77% | ||||
| J Norris | LB | 17 | 77% | ||||
| C Artis-Payne | RB | 17 | 77% | ||||
| L Gunter | CB | 12 | 55% | ||||
| M Palardy | P | 6 | 27% | ||||
| J Jansen | LS | 6 | 27% | ||||
| G Gano | K | 3 | 14% |
