Chiefs-Falcons snap counts: Nazeeh Johnson takes over as the third cornerback

Kansas City Chiefs Game Information Chiefs-Falcons snap counts: Nazeeh Johnson takes over as the third cornerback How did Kansas City use its players in Sunday night's game against Atlanta?

Chiefs-Falcons snap counts: Nazeeh Johnson takes over as the third cornerback In Week 13's episode of "Sunday Night Football," the Kansas City Chiefs extended their record to 3-0 with a 22-17 road victory over the Atlanta Falcons .

Let's see how the team used its players in the win.

Starters (offensive): WR Xavier Worthy, WR Justin Watson, LT Wanya Morris, LG Joe Thuney, C Creed Humphrey, RG Trey Smith, RT Jawaan Taylor, TE Travis Kelce, WR Rashee Rice, QB Patrick Mahomes and FB Carson Steele.

Starters (defensive): DE George Karlaftis, DE Michael Danna, DT Chris Jones, DT Tershawn Wharton, LB Nick Bolton, LB Drue Tranquill, CB Trent McDuffie, CB Jaylen Watson, DB Chamarri Conner, S Justin Reid and S Bryan Cook.

Did not play: QB Carson Wentz.

Inactive: OL C.J. Hanson, OT Ethan Driskell, DT Marlon Tuipulotu and DE Cameron Thomas.

Offense All Pass Run Total 72 (100%) 39 (100%) 33 (100%) Creed Humphrey 72 (100%) 39 (100%) 33 (100%) Patrick Mahomes 72 (100%) 39 (100%) 33 (100%) Wanya Morris 72 (100%) 39 (100%) 33 (100%) Trey Smith 72 (100%) 39 (100%) 33 (100%) Jawaan Taylor 72 (100%) 39 (100%) 33 (100%) Joe Thuney 72 (100%) 39 (100%) 33 (100%) Travis Kelce 57 (79%) 34 (87%) 23 (70%) Rashee Rice 54 (75%) 32 (82%) 22 (67%) Carson Steele 46 (64%) 20 (51%) 26 (79%) JuJu Smith-Schuster 39 (54%) 21 (54%) 18 (55%) Xavier Worthy 37 (51%) 26 (67%) 11 (33%) Noah Gray 35 (49%) 12 (31%) 23 (70%) Justin Watson 29 (40%) 17 (44%) 12 (36%) Samaje Perine 26 (36%) 19 (49%) 7 (21%) Skyy Moore 15 (21%) 9 (23%) 6 (18%) Jared Wiley 14 (19%) 4 (10%) 10 (30%) Mike Caliendo 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 3 (9%) Mecole Hardman 3 (4%) 1 (3%) 2 (6%) Leo Chenal 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (3%) Kingsley Suamataia 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (3%) Offensive takeaways In a typical Chiefs game under head coach Andy Reid, the offense passes the ball about 60% of the time. In Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals , Kansas City passed on 47% of its plays. On "Sunday Night Football" — with starting running back Isiah Pacheco replaced by undrafted rookie Carson Steele — the Chiefs still passed the ball less than usual. 53% of the offensive snaps were passes. With Pacecho out, Steele was in for 64% of the offensive snaps. His use was weighted toward running plays. This season, Pacheco's use has typically been higher — ranging from 70% to 80% — and more equally distributed between passing and passing plays. This was in contrast to last season, when Pacheo's snaps leaned significantly toward running plays in most games. In Sunday's game, Samaje Perine made up the difference in both offensive snaps and passing plays. Tight end Travis Kelce's snaps were down a bit from the first two weeks of the season — but it wasn't because the team was giving him time off. Noah Gray's offensive snaps were down by a like amount, while Jared Wiley's percentages remained steady. The Chiefs simply favored tight ends a little less in Sunday's game. This meant that wide receivers (as a group) got a little more work than they have been seeing. Still, most of them saw their use drop slightly — except for JuJu Smith-Schuster, whose use jumped to 55% of the offensive snaps. That was more than twice what we have seen from him in the season's first two weeks. Defense All Pass Run Total 56 (100%) 31 (100%) 25 (100%) Bryan Cook 56 (100%) 31 (100%) 25 (100%) Trent McDuffie 56 (100%) 31 (100%) 25 (100%) Justin Reid 54 (96%) 31 (100%) 23 (92%) Jaylen Watson 52 (93%) 28 (90%) 24 (96%) Drue Tranquill 50 (89%) 26 (84%) 24 (96%) Nick Bolton 46 (82%) 24 (77%) 22 (88%) Chamarri Conner 45 (80%) 26 (84%) 19 (76%) Chris Jones 44 (79%) 28 (90%) 16 (64%) George Karlaftis 44 (79%) 25 (81%) 19 (76%) Tershawn Wharton 43 (77%) 22 (71%) 21 (84%) Michael Danna 40 (71%) 25 (81%) 15 (60%) Nazeeh Johnson 23 (41%) 17 (55%) 6 (24%) Felix Anudike-Uzomah 13 (23%) 4 (13%) 9 (36%) Leo Chenal 13 (23%) 6 (19%) 7 (28%) Mike Pennel 13 (23%) 5 (16%) 8 (32%) Derrick Nnadi 9 (16%) 4 (13%) 5 (20%) Malik Herring 7 (13%) 5 (16%) 2 (8%) Jack Cochrane 6 (11%) 3 (10%) 3 (12%) Jaden Hicks 2 (4%) 0 (0%) 2 (8%) Defensive takeaways We continued to see Justin Reid, Bryan Cook, Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson be the secondary's prime defenders, appearing in virtually every defensive snap. Linebacker Nick Bolton is normally in that group, but he left the field for a sequence of plays after being shaken up midway through the fourth quarter. Drue Tranquill picked up the slack. Leo Chenal had his lowest usage of the season — just 23% of the total defensive snaps — but that was largely because the Chiefs opted to lean away from their linebackers against the Falcons. They averaged 2.05 on the field for every play — down from 2.45 in Week 1. Nazeeh Johnson now appears to have taken over the third cornerback role previously filled by Joshua Williams. In Week 1, Johnson played only on special teams, while Williams played 41% of the defensive snaps. Now those tables have been turned. For the first time this season, Williams' use was restricted to special teams, while Johnson was in for — you guessed it — 41% of the defensive snaps. While the team continues to list him as a safety, he's being used almost exclusively as a corner — mostly in passing situations — and continues to get significant use on special teams. On Sunday, Chamarri Conner had his biggest use of the season, playing 80% of the defensive snaps. While the team continues to list him as a defensive back, he's being used all over the field. In defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's scheme, that makes him a player in the mold of former Kansas City safety Tyrann Mathieu. Henceforth, our Chiefs roster page will now list Johnson as a cornerback and Conner as a safety. Special Teams Snaps Total 24 (100%) Jack Cochrane 19 (79%) Joshua Williams 19 (79%) Jaden Hicks 18 (75%) Cole Christiansen 15 (63%) Cam Jones 15 (63%) Chamarri Conner 14 (58%) Noah Gray 14 (58%) Christian Roland-Wallace 13 (54%) Nazeeh Johnson 12 (50%) Harrison Butker 11 (46%) Leo Chenal 10 (42%) Matt Araiza 8 (33%) James Winchester 8 (33%) Mecole Hardman 7 (29%) Jaylen Watson 6 (25%) Mike Caliendo 5 (21%) Creed Humphrey 5 (21%) Keaontay Ingram 5 (21%) Skyy Moore 5 (21%) Wanya Morris 5 (21%) Hunter Nourzad 5 (21%) Trey Smith 5 (21%) Jawaan Taylor 5 (21%) Nick Bolton 4 (17%) Michael Danna 4 (17%) George Karlaftis 4 (17%) Tershawn Wharton 4 (17%) Derrick Nnadi 3 (13%) Samaje Perine 3 (13%) Justin Reid 3 (13%) Kingsley Suamataia 3 (13%) Joe Thuney 2 (8%) Justin Watson 2 (8%) Bryan Cook 1 (4%) Trent McDuffie 1 (4%) Mike Pennel 1 (4%) Special teams takeaways Alongside specialists Harrison Butker, James Winchester and Matt Araiza, six players — cornerbacks Joshua Williams and Christian Roland-Wallace, linebackers Cam Jones and Cole Christiansen, running back Keaontay Ingram and offensive lineman Hunter Nourzad — were used exclusively on special teams. All Snaps Off Def ST Total Total 72 (100%) 56 (100%) 24 (100%) 152 (100%) Felix Anudike-Uzomah 0 (0%) 13 (23%) 0 (0%) 13 (9%) Matt Araiza 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 8 (33%) 8 (5%) Nick Bolton 0 (0%) 46 (82%) 4 (17%) 50 (33%) Harrison Butker 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 11 (46%) 11 (7%) Mike Caliendo 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 5 (21%) 8 (5%) Leo Chenal 1 (1%) 13 (23%) 10 (42%) 24 (16%) Cole Christiansen 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 15 (63%) 15 (10%) Jack Cochrane 0 (0%) 6 (11%) 19 (79%) 25 (16%) Chamarri Conner 0 (0%) 45 (80%) 14 (58%) 59 (39%) Bryan Cook 0 (0%) 56 (100%) 1 (4%) 57 (38%) Michael Danna 0 (0%) 40 (71%) 4 (17%) 44 (29%) Noah Gray 35 (49%) 0 (0%) 14 (58%) 49 (32%) Mecole Hardman 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 7 (29%) 10 (7%) Malik Herring 0 (0%) 7 (13%) 0 (0%) 7 (5%) Jaden Hicks 0 (0%) 2 (4%) 18 (75%) 20 (13%) Creed Humphrey 72 (100%) 0 (0%) 5 (21%) 77 (51%) Keaontay Ingram 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 5 (21%) 5 (3%) Nazeeh Johnson 0 (0%) 23 (41%) 12 (50%) 35 (23%) Cam Jones 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 15 (63%) 15 (10%) Chris Jones 0 (0%) 44 (79%) 0 (0%) 44 (29%) George Karlaftis 0 (0%) 44 (79%) 4 (17%) 48 (32%) Travis Kelce 57 (79%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 57 (38%) Patrick Mahomes 72 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 72 (47%) Trent McDuffie 0 (0%) 56 (100%) 1 (4%) 57 (38%) Skyy Moore 15 (21%) 0 (0%) 5 (21%) 20 (13%) Wanya Morris 72 (100%) 0 (0%) 5 (21%) 77 (51%) Derrick Nnadi 0 (0%) 9 (16%) 3 (13%) 12 (8%) Hunter Nourzad 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 5 (21%) 5 (3%) Mike Pennel 0 (0%) 13 (23%) 1 (4%) 14 (9%) Samaje Perine 26 (36%) 0 (0%) 3 (13%) 29 (19%) Justin Reid 0 (0%) 54 (96%) 3 (13%) 57 (38%) Rashee Rice 54 (75%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 54 (36%) Christian Roland-Wallace 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 13 (54%) 13 (9%) Trey Smith 72 (100%) 0 (0%) 5 (21%) 77 (51%) JuJu Smith-Schuster 39 (54%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 39 (26%) Carson Steele 46 (64%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 46 (30%) Kingsley Suamataia 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 3 (13%) 4 (3%) Jawaan Taylor 72 (100%) 0 (0%) 5 (21%) 77 (51%) Joe Thuney 72 (100%) 0 (0%) 2 (8%) 74 (49%) Drue Tranquill 0 (0%) 50 (89%) 0 (0%) 50 (33%) Jaylen Watson 0 (0%) 52 (93%) 6 (25%) 58 (38%) Justin Watson 29 (40%) 0 (0%) 2 (8%) 31 (20%) Tershawn Wharton 0 (0%) 43 (77%) 4 (17%) 47 (31%) Jared Wiley 14 (19%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 14 (9%) Joshua Williams 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 19 (79%) 19 (13%) James Winchester 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 8 (33%) 8 (5%) Xavier Worthy 37 (51%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 37 (24%) Editor's Note: Arrowhead Pride obtains snap count data from the NFL's game stats and information system, which allows us to break out snap counts by run or pass on offensive and defensive plays. Because GSIS data ignores plays that were nullified by penalties, total offensive and defensive snap counts will vary from other sources, which get their data from NFL Gamebooks

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