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Saints snap counts: Offense leans on Josh Hill due to injuries at tight end

Related Topics: A. J. Klein, Tight end

The New Orleans Saints have made a point all season of spreading out snaps between their tight ends.

Through the first 14 games of the season, none of the tight ends played more than 68 percent of snaps in a game as coaches typically mixed in the different players hoping to create mismatches and make it harder for defenses to guess the play calls.

But, with injuries piling up at the position, the Saints didn't have the benefit of depth in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons, so Josh Hill played 82 percent of the snaps, a season high for any tight end on the roster.