PHX Reporter

Marvin Harrison Jr.'s injury and the unavailability of Zay Jones and Chris Moore paved the way for rookie wide receiver Xavier Weaver to make his debut for the Arizona Cardinals against the Green Bay Packers. Weaver participated in 41 offensive snaps, making him second only to Michael Wilson, who played 55 out of 58 offensive snaps. Despite being targeted once for a potential touchdown pass from quarterback Kyler Murray, Weaver couldn't capitalize on the opportunity.

Harrison's game time was limited to eight snaps due to his early exit, which matched Zach Pascal's playing time at receiver. Greg Dortch contributed with 36 snaps. At running back, James Conner saw a season-low of 16 snaps due to unspecified issues during the game and resting when the outcome was decided. Emari Demercado led with 31 snaps, while Trey Benson participated in 11 after no action the previous week.

Tight end Trey McBride had his best statistical performance this season with 54 out of 58 snaps. Elijah Higgins and Tip Reiman followed with 18 and 12 snaps respectively. On the offensive line, left guard Evan Brown exited after an ankle injury having played only 40 snaps, while right guard Trystan Colon managed 53. Rookie Isaiah Adams filled in with five additional snaps for Colon and took over Brown's remaining duties.

Defensively, rookie safety Rabbit Taylor-Demerson didn't play any defensive snap following a strong performance previously when cornerback Garrett Williams was absent. Williams returned against the Packers, completing 54 out of 73 defensive plays. Safeties Budda Baker and Jalen Thompson maintained full participation throughout the game alongside cornerbacks Sean Murphy-Bunting and Max Melton who recorded significant playing times as well.

Inside linebacker Kyzir White's knee injury restricted him to just 21 snaps; Mack Wilson Sr. (67) and Krys Barnes (54) assumed larger roles, while Owen Pappoe had minimal involvement with eight snaps. None of the outside linebackers reached half of the game's defensive snap count: Zaven Collins (35), Julian Okwara (27), Dennis Gardeck (24), and Jesse Luketa (20) shared duties.

On the defensive line, Bilal Nichols' stinger limited him to only 17 snaps affecting rotation strategies. L.J. Collier led with substantial contributions through his participation in nearly two-thirds of available plays (49). Other notable participants included Dante Stills (39), Roy Lopez (38), Naquan Jones (32), and Khyiris Tonga (26).