Arizona Cardinals Week 9 offensive snap counts, observations vs. Seahawks

In the Arizona Cardinals ' 17-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks , 16 players participated in at least one of the 53 offensive snaps. How was the playing time split up? We have the numbers below. The first number after each name is their snap count, and the second is the percentage. Players in bold were starters. Quarterbacks Gardner Minshew II (53/100) Did not play: Carson Beck Minshew Magic disappeared Sunday, and now the magic act could result in him missing the remainder of the season. Minshew suffered a right elbow injury on the final play of the first half on a sack and reports Monday indicated there’s concern it’s a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) that would land him on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. He continued to play after the injury and completed 21 of 30 passes for 166 yards (7.9 per completion and 5.53 per attempt). It’s likely Beck will be the starter next Sunday against the Rams and perhaps for the remainder of the season. The Cardinals will search for at least one and potentially two quarterbacks to back up Beck. Running backs Tyler Allgeier (51/96), Evan Hull (2/4) Inactive: RB Bam Knight (injured) Did not play: RB Jerome Ford (elevated from practice squad) Injured reserve: Jeremiyah Love (eligible to return after Week 12), James Conner (eligible to return), Trey Benson Allgeier may have been Superman against the Cowboys, but Sunday in Seattle, he was Clark Kent. After totaling 191 yards from scrimmage the week before, he had only 46 against the Seahawks, rushing for 46 yards on 17 attempts (2.7 average) and zero yards on two receptions. While 96 percent of the snaps is high, his 51 snaps were only three more than against Dallas. Hull did not touch the ball in his two snaps, although he was targeted on a pass. Wide receivers Michael Wilson (44/83), Simi Fehoko (26/49), Devin Duvernay (24/45), Reggie Virgil (18/34), Trey Wallace III (2/4) Injured reserve: Jalen Brooks (eligible to return after Week 11, but won’t), Kendrick Bourne (eligible to return after Week 12, but won’t) There was more ghastly news from the receivers room, where Wilson is out for the season after suffering a fractured neck on the Cardinals fourth offensive snap of the game. That play was a 17-yard reception by Wilson, who landed awkwardly on his helmet at the neck area and signaled to leave the game. He returned two plays later and caught another five balls for 43 yards. There was little else from the group as Duvernay had two catches for eight yards and Virgil had a remarkable toe-tap sideline reception for 25 yards one play before Wilson’s 17-yarder, but didn’t catch any of the other three targets after that. Fehoko was targeted once, but it wasn’t caught. Tight ends Trey McBride (44/83), Elijah Higgins (35/66), Teagan Quitoriano (19/36) Did not play: Shawn Bowman (elevated from practice squad/played only on special teams) PUP reserve: Tip Reiman (eligible to practice) Injured reserve: Hunter Long (eligible to return) With Wilson out, McBride can look forward to getting even more attention from defenses. He caught seven of eight targets Sunday for 54 yards, including a superb sideline grab for 19 yards. In his two games against the Seahawks this season, McBride had 15 receptions for 95 yards (6.3 average). Higgins had two receptions for 11 yards and Quitoriano one for eight. Offensive linemen LT Josh Fryar (53/100), LG Isaac Seumalo (53/100), C Hjalte Froholdt (53/100), RG Isaiah Adams (53/100), RT Elijah Wilkinson (53/100) Did not play: G/C Conner Hayden, T Jedrick Wills Jr., C Kingsley Eguakun (all played only on special teams) Inactive: G Jon Gaines II (injured), T Jayden Williams (injured), T Albert Reese IV Injured reserve: LT Paris Johnson Jr. (eligible to return, but won’t), G Chase Bisontis Adams returned after spending four weeks on injured reserve, but the line struggled to create openings for the run game and in pass protection. Minshew was sacked three times, including the one on which he was injured when right tackle Elijah Wilkins was beaten by edge rusher Dante Fowler Jr. Even more injuries developed when it was learned Monday that Froholdt is in concussion protocol. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify , YouTube or Apple Podcasts .