Bengals Week 6 Snap Counts: Zac Taylor tiptoes around why team captain's role was taken by rookie

Barrett Carter supplants Logan Wilson

The first play of the game saw rookie linebacker Barrett Carter (61) on the field with team captain Logan Wilson (12) as the two off-ball backers. Wilson would only play 11 more snaps while Carter, wearing the green dot on his helmet signifying whom the coaches are talking to on the field, played the entire game.

Wilson has had this role for the past few years since emerging as a starter. Sunday signaled the end of that, at least for now. Head coach Zac Taylor made the change more about the rookie than the veteran.

“Logan still has his role he will play," Taylor said after the game. "This says more about Barrett.”

Regardless which player is more of the focus, Cincinnati is paying Wilson a pretty penny to be demoted for a rookie drafted in the fourth round just six months ago. This development has ramifications beyond just the next few weeks, but it will be telling if Wilson stays playing just a dozen or so snaps a game from here on out.

Another week of near split at running back

Chase Brown (35) and Samaje Perine (30) played half the game each for a second straight week. Their splits match how the offense deployed them last week against the Detroit Lions. This time, instead of Perine outproducing Brown, it was the latter who had 42 yards on nine carries

Brown has yet to cross 50 yards in a single game this season, but 4.7 yards per carry on Sunday was a season-high. With a new QB under center, perhaps it's a positive sign of things to come. Perine still figures to be a healthy part of the offense either way.

Expert analysis on Bengals’ Week 6 snap counts against Packers

• Right tackle Amarius Mims (56) missed nine snaps and was replaced by backup swing tackle Cody Ford (9).
• Defensive end Myles Murphy (33) replaced Trey Hendrickson (26) when the All-Pro left the game with a back injury.
• Despite an underwhelming day catching the ball, wide receiver Andrei Iosivas (61) out-snapped fellow wideout Tee Higgins (52). Iosivas had just one reception for five yards on four targets while Higgins was a yard short of a touchdown to go with five receptions and 62 yards.