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Snap count analysis from MNF at Lambeau:
A week ago, Quandre Diggs was on the wrong end of the worst of big plays. It was the kind that came after his offense was stopped near the goal-line, with that goal of getting the ball back quickly in a one-score game. His chasing and failing to catch JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 97-yard touchdown pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers was a highlight played over and over and over again.
But the Detroit Lions have shown continued faith in what the third-year nickel cornerback can do ever since he won the position battle in training camp this year, and that was never more evident than Monday night in Green Bay. The Lions not only kept Diggs in his normal position but they also made him one of the foundational parts of their defensive game plan. He played a career-high 85 percent of the snaps, almost every single play when the defense went to a nickel alignment.
Diggs certainly made that pay off in Detroit's 30-17 romping of the Packers. He brought the wood against the run, including a tackle for loss. And a week after giving up 97 yards on a single play, Diggs only surrendered 10 receiving yards on one catch against the Packers. In 50 total snaps, he was targeted one time, according to Pro Football Focus.
It's to be kept in perspective against a quarterback like Brett Hundley, who spent several downs throwing to nobody despite receivers that were breaking open. All cornerback stats are going to look better against him than even the average quarterback. But Diggs' ability to stay active and fend off any competition from DJ Hayden for work showcases what the Lions continue to really like about him: He's a force against the run and can be effective in coverage when he isn't stuck in it all day.
Here were other observations from how the snap counts shook out:
-- The Lions have found a new member of the pass rush. Jacquies Smith was playing in just his second game of 2017 and first with the Lions after signing, departing and signing again over the past couple weeks. The sixth-year defensive end was not only active over rookie Jeremiah Valoaga but played 49 percent of the snaps, even more than Cornelius Washington's 41 percent. He was in the game early and often, and he finished with a game-high two quarterback hits. Defensive coordinator Teryl Austin said last week that he was going to have to try some new avenues to generate a pass rush after Detroit failed to find a single sack against Drew Brees or Ben Roethlisberger. In addition to dialing up some blitzes, this was the new approach, and it worked some in a game where Hundley made pressures a little easier. At 6 feet 2 inches and 260 pounds, Smith is the oddball in the defensive end room as a lankier, faster player. He had 13.5 sacks combined in 2014 and 2015 before his 2016 ACL tear, and he can provide a little different form of a pass rush for the Lions if he can stay healthy and the rest of the defense can defend the run well enough to give him a legitimate number of snaps.
-- The blowout helped give a little bit of rest for Golden Tate, who is still recovering a bit from his shoulder injury, even if it's difficult to tell. He played 51 percent of the snaps, which was even less than what he had against New Orleans, when he got hurt. To lead the game with seven catches and 113 yards in half the game says plenty about the kind of zone he's in in this offense.
-- Darren Fells outsnapped Eric Ebron again, 43 plays to 35. This isn't anything new, especially since the Lions are going to go with Fells' blocking at the goal line (and those plays add up with their continued inability to convert in that area). Fells is also a better help for Brian Mihalik at left tackle given that blocking prowess. It'll be interesting to see how this approach changes, if it changes, when first-round left tackle Taylor Decker is back, which could potentially happen this Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.
-- Second-round rookie Teez Tabor snagged 11 plays at cornerback, which are eight more than he's had in the other seven games combined. He traded off with DJ Hayden, who played 30 snaps, to provide some relief for Nevin Lawson. Tabor is making a little progress at the position, but this also showed a desire to match up to the size Green Bay presented out wide with 6-foot-3-inch Jordy Nelson and 6-foot-1-inch Davante Adams. Those body types just make it difficult against 5-foot-9-inch Lawson, and the less Hundley could rely on just tossing it up and asking them to make a play in coverage, the more the Lions could force him to create. That obviously didn't go that well for the Packers.
Here's the full breakdown of snaps:
OFFENSE
G TJ Lang 68 (100 percent)
G Graham Glasgow 68 (100 percent)
C Travis Swanson 68 (100 percent)
OT Rick Wagner 68 (100 percent)
QB Matthew Stafford 68 (100 percent)
WR Marvin Jones 65 (96 percent)
OT Brian Mihalik 62 (91 percent)
WR TJ Jones 50 (74 percent)
TE Darren Fells 43 (63 percent)
TE Eric Ebron 35 (51 percent)
WR Golden Tate 35 (51 percent)
RB Ameer Abdullah 33 (49 percent)
RB Theo Riddick 25 (37 percent)
TE Michael Roberts 21 (31 percent)
WR Jared Abbrederis 18 (26 percent)
RB Dwayne Washington 11 (16 percent)
OT Emmett Cleary 6 (9 percent)
WR Jamal Agnew 3 (4 percent)
DEFENSE
FS Glover Quin 59 (100 percent)
LB Jarrad Davis 59 (100 percent)
CB Darius Slay 56 (95 percent)
CB Quandre Diggs 50 (85 percent)
SS Tavon Wilson 47 (80 percent)
DE Anthony Zettel 38 (64 percent)
DE Ezekiel Ansah 38 (64 percent)
DT A'Shawn Robinson 35 (59 percent)
LB Tahir Whitehead 35 (59 percent)
DT Akeem Spence 33 (56 percent)
CB Nevin Lawson 32 (54 percent)
CB DJ Hayden 30 (51 percent)
DE Jacquies Smith 29 (49 percent)
DE Cornelius Washington 24 (41 percent)
DT Jeremiah Ledbetter 21 (36 percent)
SS Miles Killebrew 18 (31 percent)
DT Khyri Thornton 18 (31 percent)
CB Teez Tabor 11 (19 percent)
LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin 9 (15 percent)
FS Charles Washington 7 (12 percent)
SPECIAL TEAMS
SS Miles Killebrew 16 (70 percent)
LB Nick Bellore 15 (65 percent)
P Sam Martin 14 (61 percent)
RB Dwayne Washington 13 (57 percent)
CB Jamal Agnew 13 (57 percent)
LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin 12 (52 percent)
FS Charles Washington 12 (52 percent)
LB Paul Worrilow 12 52 percent)
CB Nevin Lawson 11 (48 percent)
TE Darren Fells 9 (39 percent)
OT Emmett Cleary 8 (35 percent)
CB Teez Tabor 8 (35 percent)
WR Jace Billingsley 7 30 percent)
G TJ Lang 7 (30 percent)
C Travis Swanson 7 (30 percent)
G Graham Glasgow 7 (30 percent)
OT Rick Wagner 7 (30 percent)
OT Brian Mihalik 7 (30 percent)
LS Don Muhlbach 7 30 percent)
K Matt Prater 7 (30 percent)
TE Michael Roberts 7 (30 percent)
CB DJ Hayden 6 (26 percent)
WR Jared Abbrederis 5 (22 percent)
DT Jeremiah Ledbetter 5 (22 percent)
LB Jarrad Davis 4 (17 percent)
FS Glover Quin 4 (17 percent)
CB Quandre Diggs 4 (17 percent)
DT A'Shawn Robinson 4 (17 percent)
LB Tahir Whitehead 3 (13 percent)
CB Darius Slay 3 (13 percent)
DE Cornelius Washington 3 (13 percent)
DT Khyri Thornton 3 (13 percent)
WR TJ Jones 1 (4 percent)
SS Tavon Wilson 1 (4 percent)
DE Anthony Zettel 1 (4 percent)
DE Ezekiel Ansah 1 (4 percent)
DT Akeem Spence 1 (4 percent)
Silver lining there is that we were forced into playing a guy who proved worthy in Mihallik.
The other strange thing is we are all history enthusiasts, mostly American Civil War. Like, 100% of the league. So we need managers, but we're also hoping to find someone who is a good fit. Mostly Yinzers and mid-Atlantic guys, with one guy living in the U.K. 
Starting to feel like Dre Levy, D Washington also out, otherwise the team is healthy going into Week 11. Seasons 
