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Offensive participation

A look at the snaps played by offensive skill-position players in Sunday’s win over the Cowboys:

WR Randy Moss – 74 of 80 snaps
TE Kyle Brady – 63 of 80
WR Donte’ Stallworth – 57 of 80
RB Kevin Faulk 50 of 80
WR Wes Welker – 37 of 80
TE Benjamin Watson – 33 of 80
TE Marcellus Rivers – 28 of 80
RB Sammy Morris – 23 of 80
RB/FB/TE Heath Evans – 16 of 80 (12 as FB, 3 as TE, 1 as RB)
WR Jabar Gaffney – 10 of 80
RB Kyle Eckel – 4 of 80
LB/TE Mike Vrabel – 2 of 80
LB/FB Junior Seau -- 1 of 80
WR Kelley Washington – 0 of 80

Kneel-down at the end of the first half not included; snaps in which Randy Moss drew a pass interference penalty, and was called for pass interference, are included; play in which Moss had his touchdown catch overruled by instant replay is also included.

EXTRA POINTS: One way to assess players when looking at snaps played is how productive they are based on the time they are on the field – and that is where Wes Welker stands out. His 11-catch effort is all the more impressive when considering he played 37 snaps, the third highest total among receivers. … WR Randy Moss led the skill-position players (non-quarterbacks) in snaps played for the fourth week in a row. … With TE Benjamin Watson injuring his left ankle in the second quarter and not returning, that upped the workload for Kyle Brady, who played in 42 of a possible 45 snaps after Watson’s injury. … The same situation took place at running back, as when Sammy Morris went out with a chest injury early in the third quarter, Kevin Faulk stepped in to play 32 of the final 39 snaps. … RB Kyle Eckel’s snaps came on the final four plays of the game.