• Adonai Mitchell has promising playing time: Mitchell played against Alec Pierce In three of the four shots in 12 individuals for Indianapolis Colts He scored the first goal in the match.
• Charlie Jones returns to the Cincinnati Bengals: The Bengals’ returner scored a bright spot on the first play of the game, complicating the Bengals’ backup receiver battle.
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Indianapolis Colts @ Cincinnati Bengals
promising Adonai Mitchell Usage: Mitchell has made several appearances in 12 lineups, suggesting he could be a full-time starter sooner rather than later.
Mitchell began training camp competing with Alec Pierce To the spacious outdoor reception area opposite Michael Pittman Jr.. Josh Downs He went to training camp before the preseason game, which led to Mitchell being moved to center. That means we don’t get a good sense of how snaps will be split between Mitchell and Pierce because, for the most part, they both played at the same time.
In the first week of the preseason, the Colts played their starters in two games, but they were down to 11 players the entire time. Mitchell and Pierce played two more games and split the game with 12 players, indicating that the Colts were willing to use Mitchell in this group of players. The Colts rested their starters for the second game, which included Mitchell. It was another promising sign.
On Thursday night’s game, the Colts used 12 players on four plays. Mitchell took three of them and Pierce took one. The only caveat is that Pierce took the first. That’s a very small sample size and the fact that Pierce got the first snap should be taken into account. It’s another promising sign that Mitchell can continue to play important snaps even when Downs returns. He’s a rookie who deserves a late-round pick in deeper leagues. If he ends up as an average rookie, he won’t be worth starting, but any rookie wide receiver has a chance to break out, and he’ll see snaps to get a chance to break out.
Charlie Jones Back to Bengals: The Bengals’ backup receiver and returner has missed the last two games with a knee injury.
Jones was a fourth-round pick of the Bengals a year ago and is expected to be at least the team’s primary returner. Jones was the Bengals’ first returner in this game. He also made sure to get involved in the return after taking the initial possession 48 yards. Trayvon Williams He also played on kick return, and Chase Brown The other player is expected to be Jones. Fourth on the depth chart But he will move into third place once the Bengals are eliminated. Chris Evans, Who suffered? Season-ending injury.
Jones also holds Jermaine BurtonThe Bengals’ road to play this season has been tough. The Bengals rested their top four wide receivers including Trenton Erwin and Andre IosifasThat means anyone who played in this game is fifth on the depth list at best to start the season.
Burton played a significant amount of games in the preseason 11 but not in the 12, despite not playing at the position. Jones was the starting receiver in this game and should be the backup receiver in the regular season. Even the undrafted receiver for 2023 Shedrick Jackson He’s played more snaps than Burton in the first few attempts each of the past two weeks. Burton remains seventh on the depth chart and would move to sixth if the Bengals kept six wideouts and got rid of Jackson, but Burton doesn’t appear to be a big part of the early going and could be in danger of being one of the Bengals’ inactive players early in the season. He’s not someone I would target in the vast majority of re-drafting rounds.
Miscellaneous notes
chicago bears @ Kansas City Chiefs
Deneric Prince It seems likely to be included in the list: The former undrafted linebacker is expected to make the 53-man roster despite losing one yard during his three carries.
The presidents decided not to re-sign. Jerick McKinnonopening up a roster spot for a younger offensive lineman. Kansas City didn’t add anyone new in the draft, leaving a wide-open competition. Prince took third, fourth and part of fifth drives in the Chiefs’ first preseason game, and seemed like the obvious candidate to be the third-rounder.
In the second game, Edwards-Helaire sat out, and the fullback appeared. Carson Steele He played all of the snaps in the Chiefs’ second and third rounds. Prince did not play until the fourth round and played until the end of the third quarter.
On Thursday night, Prince started in place of Steele, got all the snaps on the first try, and then didn’t return to the game. Steele took over after the first try. Steele put up much better numbers, including a 31-yard run and a 1-yard touchdown.
Prince could end up as the fourth of four quarterbacks, but if his roster spot was in jeopardy, he probably wouldn’t have started the game. He would also have gotten more opportunities later in the game. The Chiefs used to have four quarterbacks on the roster consistently when they had Anthony Sherman, so it wouldn’t be entirely surprising if that happened again.
Nsimba Webster Makes the case to be a WR4: Webster caught three passes for 68 yards in the opening game Thursday night.
The Bears’ top three wide receiver spots have been decided, but everything after that is up for debate. In the Hall of Fame matchup, Tyler Scott, Colin Johnson and DeAndre Carter They were the wide receivers on the first try. On the next play, Dante Bettis He was in Johnson’s place, but Webster did not play in either of those games.
Last week, Webster was one of the first wide receivers to play in place of Carter, who wasn’t playing, and Webster ended up with the most snaps. In this game, Scott and Webster started and played significantly more in the first half than Johnson or Carter, while Pettis played He did not playWhile Scott was the favorite to be the fourth receiver, both Bettis and Webster put up better numbers on fewer routes.
The Bears also likely won’t have a clear fourth receiver, but rather two backups for each of their starters. Bettis could be the backup, Webster could be the backup X receiver to DJ Moore, and Scott could be the backup Z receiver to Rome Odunze. So far in the preseason, the Bears have had a very strong tendency to use their wide receivers in this manner. So if a Bears wide receiver is injured this season, it could depend on which receiver is injured and which replacement plays more snaps.
Miscellaneous notes
- Bears rest midfielder Caleb Williamsback back Dandre Swift, Roshawn Johnson and Khalil Herbertbroad futures DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and Roma Odonzi, and narrow ends Cool quantity, Gerald Everett and Mercedes Lewis.
- Philus Jones Jr. He’s unlikely to make the roster. He switched from wide receiver to linebacker this training camp. The Bears started at fourth linebacker. Travis Homer, Who took the lead on the first two attempts. Unranked Beginner Ian Wheeler He took the third drive before Jones took the fourth drive. That puts him sixth on the depth chart. Wide receiver DeAndre Carter Jones was the starter who returned Thursday night, so they don’t need him for the return game. Jones will be a candidate to join the practice squad.
- The Chiefs rested their quarterbacks. Patrick Mahomes and Carson Wentzback back Isaiah Pacheco and Clyde Edwards Hillierbroad futures Rice rashie, Justin Watson and Xavier Worthy, and narrow ends Travis Kelce and Noah Gray.
- broad future Hollywood Brown He is still out with injury, and his condition in the first week is still the same. In question.
- Sky More He was dealing with Injury earlier in the week, Which explains his low number of games, though it’s a bit surprising that he played at all. Moore He is expected to be selected for the list.One or two of the Chiefs’ wide receivers who started Thursday are likely to be released. Kadarius Tony He is the favorite.
Table notes
- The footage includes plays that were nullified due to penalties, including offensive catches or defensive pass interference. These plays are removed from the other three statistics.
- Targets may differ from official NFL sources. The difference is likely due to a clear pass being thrown wide, as the NFL may pass the target to the nearest receiver, while this data will not.
- Carrying the ball will only count on designed plays. Quarterback attempts will not count towards the total number of carries in the game.
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