Welcome to the Week 3 edition of Snaps, Pace, & Stats, where we examine trends in snap totals and no-huddle usage. It is meant to be a 30,000-foot view of upcoming games, with the goal of identifying which matchups will – and which will not – be played on fertile fantasy soil.
Up in pace
| Rank | Week 2 Snaps | 2017 Snaps/Game | Opponent Wk 2 Snaps | 2017 Opp Snaps/Gm |
| 1 | Seattle (79) | New England (73) | San Francisco (79) | Kansas City (71.5) |
| 2 | Denver (73) | Green Bay (71) | Dallas (73) | San Francisco (71) |
| 3 | New England (72) | Denver (70.5) | New Orleans (72) | Arizona (69.5) |
| 4 | Indianapolis (70) | Dallas (68.5) | Arizona (70) | L.A. Chargers (68) |
| 5 | PHI / PIT (69) | Miami (68) | KC / MIN (69) | New Orleans (67.5) |
Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packers
Through two weeks, the Bengals offense is a low-volume dumpster fire (60 plays per game; 23rd-most) that hasn’t scored a touchdown (0.08 points per snap; 32nd) and averages 13 first downs (second-fewest). Why would we want any part of Cincinnati? They faced two top-10-graded defenses, changed their offensive coordinator, and face questionable pass coverage. The Packers allow the second-fewest snaps (53 per game), but their defense grades 21st-best with 24th-ranked pass coverage. They are a sizable favorite and have a solid run defense, which should invite more passing and, as a result, more plays from the Bengals.
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