We had 5+ DB’s on 74% of our defensive snaps, and yes, nickel is becoming base for a lot of teams as 11 personnel continues to grow in usage.
Edit to add a pop quiz. After Cleveland, which team did we utilize the most base or heavier defensive packages against (as a %)? We were base or heavier on 62% of snaps against the Browns, it was 59% against the second team.