Chiefs vs. Broncos: Making sense of snap counts

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The Kansas City Chiefs came back to defeat the Denver Broncos Youth Mitch Morse Jersey , 27-23, on Monday Night Football.Here were the snap counts for the Chiefs:OffenseDefenseSpecial teams (only)Starters (offense): WR Tyreek Hill, LT Eric Fisher, LG Cam Erving, C Mitch Morse, RG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, RT Mitch Schwartz, TE Travis Kelce Youth Kareem Hunt Jersey , WR Sammy Watkins, RB Kareem Hunt, WR Chris Conley, QB Patrick MahomesStarters (defense): RDE Chris Jones, NT Xavier Williams, LDE Allen Bailey, ROLB Justin Houston, LILB Anthony Hitchens Youth Justin Houston Jersey , RILB Reggie Ragland, LOLB Dee Ford, RCB Steven Nelson LCB Kendall Fuller, S Eric Murray, S Ron ParkerActive, but did not play: QB Chad HenneInactive: S Eric Berry, RB Darrel Williams, CB Tremon Smith http://www.thechiefsfootballauthentic.com/dee-ford-jersey-authentic , C Austin Reiter, G Kahlil McKenzie, DT Justin Hamilton, TE Alex EllisTakeaways (in no particular order)Chris Conley (73), Travis Kelce (73) and Tyreek Hill (70) all saw more than 90 percent of the Chiefs’ offensive snaps. Conley’s saw more time than usual due to Sammy Watkins leaving the game early with a hamstring injury. Watkins only had 12 offensive snaps in the game. Demarcus Robinson’s time was also up—he saw 45 offensive snaps for 58 percent.Chiefs running back Spencer Ware’s snaps were up—he was on the field for 24 offensive snaps (31 percent). Starter Kareem Hunt, by comparison, had 45 offensive snaps (58 percent). The members of the secondary—cornerbacks Kendall Fuller and Steve Nelson and safeties Eric Murray and Ron Parker—were your iron men on Monday night. Those players were on the field 100 percent of the time.Linebacker Justin Houston and Anthony Hitchens were on the field for nearly the entire time, too—they had 58 snaps apiece. Reggie Ragland’s snaps were way down from last game. The Chiefs only had Ragland http://www.thechiefsfootballauthentic.com/eric-fisher-jersey-authentic , who had preseason knee issues, on the field for 26 defensive snaps. For the first time all year, outside linebacker Tanoh Kpassagnon out-snapped Breeland Speaks. Kpassagnon had 18 defensive snaps to Speaks’ 16. Dee Ford had 30 defensive snaps (50 percent), as he left the game with a groin issue. It only took rookie safety Armani Watts 12 defensive snaps to register the first sack of his career. There was also a Dorian O’ Daniel sighting—he had two snaps on defense.Cornerback Charvarius Ward replaced Tremon Smith in the lineup, but he saw no defensive snaps—only 11 on special teams. LB Ben Niemann didn’t see any defensive action either—only 14 special-teams snaps.Arrowheadlines: Chiefs “could be in trouble” because of short week The latestChiefs’ Tyreek Hill eager for matchup vs. Jalen Ramsey | NFLNFL Week 5 Expert Best Bets: Chiefs Could Be in Trouble on Short Week | Sports IllustratedThere’s No One Reason for the NFL’s Offensive Explosion | The RingerDoug Marrone on Patrick Mahomes: What can’t he do? | NFLJaguars rule out running back Leonard Fournette for game at Chiefs | USA TodayNFL scoring is at a record pace this season, but what’s the reason? | Yahoo! SportsKansas City Chiefs sign former Cincinnati Bengals defensive back Josh Shaw | Cincinnati.com NFL QB Hot Sheet: What’s wrong with Eli Manning? | USA TodayPatrick Mahomes is awesome and I blame Salvy | Royals ReviewAround the leagueLook who’s back: NFL players returning from suspension in Week 5 | ESPNJared Goff, Marcus Mariota among Players of the Week | NFLNFLPA concerned with NFL’s sports betting approach | ESPNRaiders lawsuit remains a unicorn looking for pasture in Oakland | NBC SportsNFL has explanation for controversial replay reversal that went against the Browns | CBS SportsMike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: Edelman’s NFL Return Has Pats Ready to Explode | Bleacher ReportIn case you missed it at Arrowhead PrideFournette and Hayden will not play for Jaguars against ChiefsPatrick Mahomes Week 4 film review: exceeding mental and physical expectations ...Social Media Information:AP Facebook Page: Click here to like our pageAP Instagram: Follow @ArrowheadPrideAP Twitter: Follow @ArrowheadPrideAP Editor-in-Chief: Pete Sweeney: Follow @pgsween610 Sports Twitter: Follow @610SportsKC