NFL Box Score Breakdown: Week 18 Snaps, Routes & Personnel Usage

You'll find all of the usual stat tables below, but my notes/writing will focus on teams that advanced to the playoffs. A few weeks from now, we'll have a full-season version of Box Score Breakdown that gives all 32 teams equal treatment.

Make sure to keep up with NFL breaking news and updates to NFL projections and injury reports throughout the week. If you're looking for target and air-yard shares that only include active games, you can find those updated every Tuesday on RotoWire's advanced receiving stats page. The percentages found below in our advanced box scores include all games, even if the player didn't participate. 

Stat Table Key

     

Weekly stats (first six columns)

• Snap = % of team snaps that player was on the field for
• Route = route share (routes run  |  QB dropbacks)
• RUSHING = rushing line
• RECEIVE = receiving line
• Tgt = targets
• AY = Air Yards

           

2025 Season Stats (final five columns)

• Sn'25 = snap share for the season
• Rt'25 = route share for the season
• TPRR = Targets per Route Run
• TS = Percentage of team's targets
• AYS = Percentage of team's air yards

The final five columns of each stat table below (written in italics) show numbers for the entire season. Bold lettering denotes especially strong marks relative to positional standards. Green lettering for the weekly stats denotes considerable increases in playing time and/or usage relative to past weeks. Red lettering denotes the opposite — a decreased role relative to prior games.

Panthers (14) at Buccaneers (16) 

Panthers Personnel: 11 - 63%  |  12 - 24%  |  

49 Plays — 35 DBs — 7.4 aDOT — 24-of-35 for 266 yards — 2 TD, 1 INT, 0 sacks, 0 scrambles

• WR Jalen Coker put up 6-47-1 on a team-high seven targets and 94% route share, albeit with the TD (and most of his yardage) coming at the very end of the game. Meanwhile, WR Xavier Legette dropped below 50% for both snap and route share, though he did catch three of four targets for 22 yards.
• RB Rico Dowdle got all three carries in the first quarter, with Chuba Hubbard taking just one of seven snaps. However, Dowdle was stuffed for no gain, and from that point forward handled just 50% of snaps, four carries and two targets, while Hubbard got 50% of snaps, five carries and one target.
  • In other words, Dowdle and Hubbard formed a 50/50 split after the first quarter.
    • Dowdle lost a fumble on a flea-flicker attempt when he slipped on the wet field and tried to pitch the ball back to Bryce Young while falling. It wouldn't shock me to see Hubbard get the start against LA in the wild-card round.

Buccaneers Personnel: 11 - 76%  |  12 - 18%  |  

66 Plays — 28 DBs — 7.1 aDOT — 16-of-22 for 203 yards — 1 TD, 1 INT, 2 sacks, 4 scrambles

• Tampa led by two scores for much of the game and distributed 37 carries between the three RBs, with Bucky Irving getting 26 of those.

Stock ⬆️: WR Jalen Coker

Stock ⬇️: WR Xavier Legette, RB Rico Dowdle

        

Injuries 🚑: DT Tershawn Wharton (hamstring), DT Bobby Brown (concussion)

Injuries 🚑: LB Anthony Walker (ankle)

Seahawks (13) at 49ers (3) 

Seahawks Personnel: 11 - 37%  |  12 - 30%  |  21 - 22%  

67 Plays — 30 DBs — 5.2 aDOT — 20-of-26 for 198 yards — 0 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacks, 2 scrambles

• Seattle shut down the NFC's hottest offense, limiting the 49ers to a field goal after they scored 37, 48 and 42 points in their previous three games.
• Usage shares were similar to recent weeks, only with TE Eric Saubert taking more snaps from AJ Barner when the Seahawks were sitting on a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter.
  • In the first half, Barner played 77% of snaps, with Saubert at 54%.
    • In the third quarter, Barner dropped to 53% and Saubert went up to 80%. 
    • In the fourth quarter, Barner dropped to 37% and Saubert went up to 90%.
• WR Tory Horton (IR - shin) isn't expected back for the playoffs, but S Coby Bryant (knee) and LT Charles Cross (hamstring) might be ready after the bye, in which case Seattle would have every starter available.
  • No. 2 TE Elijah Arroyo (knee) is the other significant contributor on IR. He's eligible to return for the playoffs, but there's been no word on whether he'll be ready. His absence has hurt Seattle's passing efficiency from 12 personnel, which was the offense's strong suit in the first half of the season. There was some drop off there before Arroyo injured his knee, but getting him back might still help.

49ers Personnel: 11 - 43%  |  12 - 12%  |  21 - 43%

42 Plays — 32 DBs — 4.9 aDOT — 19-of-27 for 127 yards — 0 TD, 1 INT, 3 sacks, 2 scrambles

• QB Brock Purdy suffered a stinger on San Francisco's final offensive snap.
• The 49ers lost their top two linebackers to injuries, further depleting a front seven that lost LB Fred Warner (ankle) and DE Nick Bosa (knee) to severe injuries. There's been chatter about Warner returning for the playoffs, but recent reports suggest it would be later in the postseason in a limited role, which to me sounds like he's probably just not going to be  ready.
• WR Demarcus Robinson played 88% of snaps in the absence of Ricky Pearsall (knee), with Kendrick Bourne at just 52% snap share and one incomplete target.
• TE George Kittle played 95% of snaps after missing the previous game with an ankle injury.

Stock ⬆️: RB Kenneth Walker

Stock ⬇️: TE AJ Barner

        

Injuries 🚑: QB Brock Purdy (shoulder), LB Tatum Bethune (groin), LB Dee Winters (ankle)

Colts (30) at Texans (38) 

Colts Personnel: 11 - 69%  |  12 - 27%  |  

64 Plays — 38 DBs — 9.4 aDOT — 22-of-35 for 286 yards — 2 TD, 1 INT, 1 sacks, 2 scrambles

• WR Alec Piece reached 1,000 yards for the season and scored a pair of TDs. He's scheduled for unrestricted free agency.

Texans Personnel: 11 - 69%  |  12 - 5%  |  6OL - 19%

64 Plays — 35 DBs — 5.9 aDOT — 17-of-32 for 205 yards — 1 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacks, 3 scrambles

• Houston took a weird approach, resting WR Nico Collins but playing everyone else on offense. QB CJ Stroud, RB Woody Marks and TE Dalton Schultz didn't play after halftime.
• Marks played 71% of snaps in the first half, taking 13 of 18 RB opportunities.
  • Jawhar Jordan played 22% of snaps, with five carries for three yards on his 10 snaps. He injured his ankle and didn't play in the second half, which left British Brooks as the lead runner.
  • Nick Chubb was inactive. He barely played the week before, but he might be needed off the bench during the playoffs if Jordan's ankle injury is significant.
• Schultz took a team-high 86% of snaps in the first half and also led the team in receiving yards (73 on four targets), though Xavier Hutchinson wasn't far behind (67 yards on seven targets.
  • Hutchinson played 77% of snaps before halftime, with Jayden Higgins at 72%, Christian Kirk at 59% and Justin Watson at 20%.

Stock ⬆️: WR Alec Pierce

Stock ⬇️: RB Jawhar Jordan

        

Injuries 🚑: RB Jawhar Jordan (ankle)

Saints (17) at Falcons (19) 

Saints Personnel: 11 - 60%  |  12 - 5%  |  

65 Plays — 42 DBs — 7.8 aDOT — 23-of-35 for 259 yards — 1 TD, 1 INT, 4 sacks, 3 scrambles

• RB Audric Estime played 85% of snaps and took 26 touches for 106 yards, handling the largest workload by any Saints RB this season, including plenty of carries while trailing in the second half.

Falcons Personnel: 11 - 70%  |  12 - 5%  |  21 - 25%

61 Plays — 37 DBs — 8.1 aDOT — 18-of-32 for 180 yards — 1 TD, 1 INT, 4 sacks, 1 scrambles

• The Falcons shifted back to heavy usage of 11 personnel, which we saw throughout most of the 2024 season, but not in 2025. Not that it really matters now, with Raheem Morris on his way out. The next coach is unlikely to retain OC Zac Robinson, but it's not impossible.
• RB Tyler Allgeier is scheduled for unrestricted free agency. He may or may not find a starting job, but he'll presumably want to at least test the open market. He dropped to 3.6 YPC on the season after a slow finish.

Stock ⬆️: RB Tyler Allgeier

Stock ⬇️: WR Darnell Mooney

        

Injuries 🚑: LT Kelvin Banks (ankle), TE Taysom Hill (arm)

Injuries 🚑: CB Cobee Bryant (concussion)

Browns (20) at Bengals (18) 

Browns Personnel: 11 - 50%  |  12 - 35%  |  10 - 10%

52 Plays — 30 DBs — 8.9 aDOT — 11-of-22 for 111 yards — 0 TD, 0 INT, 6 sacks, 2 scrambles

• RB Dylan Sampson got about half of the backfield snaps/touches, with Raheim Sanders mixing in on early downs and Trayveon Williams handling some of the clear passing situations again.

Bengals Personnel: 11 - 56%  |  12 - 39%  |  

66 Plays — 42 DBs — 5.3 aDOT — 29-of-39 for 236 yards — 3 TD, 1 INT, 2 sacks, 1 scrambles

• RB Chase Brown got his 1,000-yard rushing campaign, and WR Ja'Marr Chase finished as the NFL leader in targets (185).
• The Bengals are keeping Zac Taylor, who is popular with Chase and Joe Burrow but not with Bengals fans.

Stock ⬇️: WR Cedric Tillman, WR Andrei Iosivas

        

Injuries 🚑: C Luke Wypler (knee), C Kingsley Eguakun (knee), CB Denzel Ward (neck)

Injuries 🚑: CB DJ Turner (calf)

Cowboys (17) at Giants (34) 

Cowboys Personnel: 11 - 80%  |  12 - 15%  |  

54 Plays — 26 DBs — 6 aDOT — 14-of-24 for 143 yards — 0 TD, 1 INT, 0 sacks, 2 scrambles

• The Cowboys pulled Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens at halftime, while TE Jake Ferguson continued playing.
• RB Jaydon Blue put up 16-64-1 on 59% of snaps, though nearly all of his production occurred early. He had runs of 11, 27 and 14 (TD) yards in the first quarter, with his 10 carries afterward producing a grand total of 11 yards.

Giants Personnel: 11 - 80%  |  12 - 19%  |  

69 Plays — 40 DBs — 6.6 aDOT — 22-of-33 for 230 yards — 2 TD, 0 INT, 4 sacks, 3 scrambles

• RB Tyrone Tracy and WR Gunner Olszewski made their cases for next season. Olszewski will just be fighting for a depth job again, but Tracy has a shot to be the Week 1 starter.
  • Remember that Cam Skattebo's injury isn't just a fracture or dislocation. He suffered ligament damage around his ankle and may not have the same burst even when he's medically cleared to play. I was a big fan of the prospect, but I'm looking to trade Skattebo in dynasty leagues once there are optimistic reports about his recovery.

Stock ⬆️: RB Tyrone Tracy, WR Gunner Olszewski

Stock ⬇️: QB Joe Milton

        

Injuries 🚑: LB DeMarvion Overshown (head), S Markquese Bell (head)

Injuries 🚑: LB Darius Muasau (ankle), CB Rico Payton (head)

Titans (7) at Jaguars (41) 

Titans Personnel: 11 - 66%  |  12 - 8%  |  6OL - 17%

53 Plays — 34 DBs — 3.8 aDOT — 20-of-33 for 124 yards — 0 TD, 1 INT, 1 sacks, 0 scrambles

• QB Cam Ward opened the game strong but then left with a shoulder injury well before halftime.

Jaguars Personnel: 11 - 64%  |  12 - 26%  |  

58 Plays — 36 DBs — 9.5 aDOT — 24-of-32 for 271 yards — 3 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacks, 2 scrambles

• LT Cole Van Lanen left early with a knee injury, putting Walker Little back in at left tackle after he was benched earlier this season. It's unclear if Van Lanen's knee injury is significant.
• RB Travis Etienne played 58% of snaps through three quarters, with 12 of 14 RB opportunities.
  • Bhayshul Tuten, meanwhile, had two carries on 27% of snaps, with LeQuint Allen handling a 15% snap share (obvious passing situations, per usual),
• WR Jakobi Meyers played 94% of snaps before the fourth quarter, followed by WR Parker Washington (90%), TE Brenton Strange (71%) and WR Brian Thomas (67%).
  • Thomas played 79% of snaps in 11 personnel, subbing out some for Tim Patrick (24%). In 12 personnel, Thomas got just two of 10 snaps (20). 
    • BTJ has looked better recently in real life, but he's merely been the No. 3 WR in recent weeks, regardless of whether we measure it by snaps, routes or targets.

Stock ⬆️: WR Parker Washington

Stock ⬇️: WR Brian Thomas

        

Injuries 🚑: QB Cam Ward (shoulder), C Corey Levin (arm), G Kevin Zeitler (quad)

Injuries 🚑: LT Cole Van Lanen (knee)

Packers (3) at Vikings (16) 

Packers Personnel: 11 - 16%  |  12 - 58%  |  

50 Plays — 18 DBs — 2.4 aDOT — 6-of-11 for 34 yards — 0 TD, 0 INT, 4 sacks, 3 scrambles

• The Packers treated this like an exhibition and mostly seemed concerned with getting the game over with.

Vikings Personnel: 11 - 64%  |  12 - 11%  |  

64 Plays — 34 DBs — 6.8 aDOT — 21-of-31 for 239 yards — 0 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacks, 1 scrambles

• QB J.J. McCarthy left in the third quarter after aggravating his right hand injury.
• WR Justin Jefferson reached 1,000 yards.

Injuries 🚑: WR Bo Melton (knee), S Javon Bullard (knee)

Injuries 🚑: QB J.J. McCarthy (hand), TE Josh Oliver (ankle)

Chargers (3) at Broncos (19) 

Chargers Personnel: 11 - 46%  |  12 - 25%  |  21 - 26%

68 Plays — 53 DBs — 9.1 aDOT — 19-of-43 for 131 yards — 0 TD, 1 INT, 4 sacks, 6 scrambles

• The most interesting thing here is that Keenan Allen wasn't rested, whereas Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston sat out alongside Justin Herbert.
  • Allen should still be the No. 3 WR for the postseason, but his playing time varies considerably from week to week, depending on the gameplan and then game script.

Broncos Personnel: 11 - 62%  |  12 - 12%  |  

58 Plays — 32 DBs — 1.2 aDOT — 14-of-23 for 141 yards — 0 TD, 0 INT, 4 sacks, 5 scrambles

• The Broncos treated this like a normal game in terms of using starters, but their passing "attack" was comically bad, with near-zero aDOT and still struggling to complete throws.
• WR Pat Bryant returned from concussion protocol to handle an 85% route share and team-high five targets.
  • WR Troy Franklin got one target on 63% route share.
• RB RJ Harvey was completely unable to get anything going on the ground, again.

Stock ⬆️: WR Pat Bryant

Stock ⬇️: WR Troy Franklin

        

Injuries 🚑: CB Donte Jackson (ankle), WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (hamstring)

Injuries 🚑: LB Dre Greenlaw (hamstring), S P.J. Locke (leg)

Jets (8) at Bills (35) 

Jets Personnel: 11 - 57%  |  12 - 13%  |  6OL - 13%

46 Plays — 24 DBs — 2.8 aDOT — 11-of-22 for 60 yards — 1 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacks, 1 scrambles

• Aaron Glenn is keeping his job.

Bills Personnel: 11 - 75%  |  12 - 3%  |  21 - 11%

72 Plays — 30 DBs — 7.2 aDOT — 22-of-29 for 259 yards — 4 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacks, 1 scrambles

• K Matt Prater returned from a two-game absence but then aggravated his quad injury and missed the end of Sunday's game.
• QB Josh Allen and RB James Cook didn't even finish the opening series, and Khalil Shakir didn't play at all.

Stock ⬆️: RB Ray Davis 

Stock ⬇️: WR Adonai Mitchell

        

Injuries 🚑: LB Quincy Williams (hand)

Injuries 🚑: K Matt Prater (quad), CB Maxwell Hairston (ankle)

Lions (19) at Bears (16) 

Lions Personnel: 11 - 69%  |  12 - 11%  |  

72 Plays — 45 DBs — 6.3 aDOT — 27-of-42 for 331 yards — 1 TD, 1 INT, 3 sacks, 0 scrambles

• Playing-time shares were similar to recent weeks, but with a few more two-back looks pushing David Montgomery's snap share above 40% (while Jahmyr Gibbs was still well above 70%).

Bears Personnel: 11 - 17%  |  12 - 58%  |  13 - 21%

52 Plays — 35 DBs — 7.5 aDOT — 20-of-33 for 212 yards — 2 TD, 1 INT, 1 sacks, 1 scrambles

• TE Colston Loveland put up 10-91-1 on an afternoon when no other Bear had more than four targets or 35 receiving yards.
• WR Luther Burden handled a 68% route share and took four touches for 45 yards.
• WR Jadae Walker put up 2-36-1 on a 44% route share, while Olamide Zaccheaus (12% route share) barely played.
  • That may hold for the playoffs, or not. Or it may not matter because Rome Odunze (foot) returns.

Stock ⬆️: TE Colston Loveland

Stock ⬇️: WR DJ Moore, WR Olamide Zaccheaus

        

Injuries 🚑: WR Tom Kennedy (ribs)

Injuries 🚑: LT Ozzy Trapilo (knee)

Chiefs (12) at Raiders (14) 

Chiefs Personnel: 11 - 56%  |  12 - 23%  |  13 - 16%

62 Plays — 40 DBs — 7 aDOT — 18-of-31 for 146 yards — 0 TD, 0 INT, 8 sacks, 1 scrambles

• RB Brashard Smith took 14 touches for 58 yards.

Raiders Personnel: 11 - 56%  |  12 - 23%  |  6OL - 16%

61 Plays — 31 DBs — 8 aDOT — 11-of-26 for 105 yards — 0 TD, 1 INT, 3 sacks, 2 scrambles

• RB Ashton Jeanty finished with 975 rushing yards. Only Quinshon Judkins had a lower success rate (40.9% vs. 41.0%) among qualified rushers, though Bucky Irving and Alvin Kamara were right in the same range.

Stock ⬆️: RB Ashton Jeanty, TE Michael Mayer

Stock ⬇️: WR Tre Tucker, WR Jack Bech

Cardinals (20) at Rams (37) 

Cardinals Personnel: 11 - 26%  |  12 - 53%  |  13 - 15%

53 Plays — 40 DBs — 7.9 aDOT — 23-of-32 for 271 yards — 2 TD, 1 INT, 6 sacks, 2 scrambles

• TE Trey McBride finished the year with 647 routes run, putting him well ahead of second-place Ja'Marr Chase (612), who missed one game.
  • Kyle Pitts (527) and Travis Kelce (517) were the only other TEs with even 500 routes, though Juwan Johnson (491), Tyler Warren (471) and Cade Otton (469) all seemed on pace earlier in the season.
  • Chase ran a league-high 683 routes in 2024, with Jerry Jeudy (680) being the only other guy above 631.

Rams Personnel: 11 - 28%  |  12 - 6%  |  13 - 67%

72 Plays — 42 DBs — 8.6 aDOT — 25-of-40 for 259 yards — 4 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacks, 1 scrambles