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Snap Counts: Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 1:07 a.m. ET

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Snap counts for every player on the Oakland Raiders in their Week 4 win over the Baltimore Ravens, including Offense, Defense and Special Teams.

After a thrilling 28-27 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, the Oakland Raiders are now 3-1 on the season.

To make things even more impressive, the team is 3-0 on the road — a feat they haven’t achieved since 2000.

After a horrific start to the year for the defense, Jack Del Rio implemented several changes — most notably, plugging rookies Karl Joseph and Cory James into the starting lineup. Both players have made an immediate impact, and have logged a ton of playing time.

Let’s take a look at the snap counts for Week 4, see who played how much, and what we can learn from that information.

We’ll start with the offense.

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Oct 2, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) is congratulated by quarterback Derek Carr (4) after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports

Snap Counts: Offense

All five offensive linemen were able to play 100 percent of the snaps, which was much needed with all the injuries this group has seen — at least at right tackle.

Crabtree getting nine less snaps (15 percent less than Amari Cooper) is surprising to see, just because of the big game that Crab had. But that makes his performance even better, just with how efficient #15 was with his playing time.

Par for the course with Walford and Roberts’ snap counts, as they usually float around 70 percent of the work on offense.

The most notable change is the increase in playing time for Mychal Rivera, who was made active for the first time this year. And good thing, because Lee Smith went down with what sounds like a serious injury.

Rivera got 27 percent of the work, and that number will likely increase by a fairly sizable amount, unless the team makes a move a tight end. Smith only played 18 percent of the snaps before he was injured.

Week over week, Latavius saw a nine percent increase in his work, but he also experienced a dramatic decline in his production. Murray carried the ball eight times for 19 yards against Baltimore.

But for the fourth week in a row, Murray had more snaps (one week he was equal) than Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington combined.

While it would be nice to get the rookie backs more involved, they do have to prove that they are trustworthy. Richard had two drops against Baltimore, and has at least one other drop this year. And Washington’s fumble in the fourth quarter nearly cost the Raiders a win.

Oct 2, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) scores a rushing touchdown in the third quarter against the Oakland Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports

Snap Counts: Defense

What a story Cory James has been. From a relatively unknown sixth-round pick out of Colorado State, to an impressive preseason showing, to rising to the top of Oakland’s depth chart at inside linebacker, to becoming one of the best players on defense the last few weeks. His rise has been remarkable.

On Sunday, James was on the field for all 89 of Oakland’s defensive snaps, which is an incredible display of endurance. And James showed no signs of fatigue, leading the team in tackles with 15.

Reggie Nelson joined James on 100 percent of the snaps, but Nelson’s most important play came on the final one for the defense.

The trio of David Amerson, Karl Joseph and Sean Smith all only missed one snap. Each had a solid outing, outside of Amerson getting stiff armed by an old man.

The biggest surprised for the defense was D.J. Hayden logging 70 percent of the work on defense — a 30 percent increase from Week 3. And he actually wasn’t bad on Sunday. In fact, he actually had a damn good day.

Jihad Ward’s snaps were reduced by 17 percent week over week, and it makes sense why. His play has bene decent at best, and Del Rio has shown he isn’t afraid to make changes — either perform or someone else will.

That person, at least this week, was Denico Autry. He saw a 13 percent increase in playing time, so it’s safe to say he probably received most of those Ward snaps that were reduced.

The biggest change in playing time came due to injury, as Daren Bates was in on 26 percent of the defensive snaps. It was the first time Bates had even been on the field for a defensive snap this season.

The injured player Bates filled in for was Ben Heeney, who like Lee Smith, could end up on injured reserve. Heeney only played 8 snaps on defense before getting hurt.

Justin Ellis and Dan Williams are still receiving a low amount of playing time, but with Flacco throwing the ball 52 times, that makes sense.

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