TEAM FINGERPRINT

Atlanta Falcons

The 2021 offense as a single flow — from who was on the field, to how they lined up, to run or pass, to what it got them. Every snap is counted, not modeled; the shape of the ribbon is the identity of the offense.

995

Plays

63%

Pass rate

13%

Explosive

40%

Success

NGS

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How Atlanta Falcons ran their offense · 2021 · 995 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	220
12 personnel → Singleback	108
12 personnel → Shotgun	107
21 personnel → I_Form	107
11 personnel → Singleback	64
21 personnel → Shotgun	60
13 personnel → Singleback	48
22 personnel → I_Form	48
22 personnel → Singleback	38
22 personnel → Shotgun	27
11 personnel → Empty	26
21 personnel → Singleback	26
12 personnel → Empty	17
22 personnel → Empty	13
21 personnel → Empty	12
13 personnel → Shotgun	9
22 personnel → Other	8
11 personnel → Pistol	7
12 personnel → I_Form	7
21 personnel → Pistol	5
13 personnel → Empty	4
23 personnel → Shotgun	4
11 personnel → Unknown	3
13 personnel → I_Form	3
22 personnel → Pistol	3
23 personnel → Singleback	3
Other → Shotgun	3
12 personnel → Pistol	2
12 personnel → Unknown	2
22 personnel → Unknown	2
23 personnel → Empty	2
Other → Empty	2
Other → Singleback	2
21 personnel → Unknown	1
23 personnel → I_Form	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	379
Singleback → Run	185
I_Form → Run	118
Singleback → Pass	104
Empty → Pass	76
Shotgun → Run	51
I_Form → Pass	48
Pistol → Pass	13
Unknown → Pass	7
Other → Run	6
Pistol → Run	4
Other → Pass	2
Unknown → Run	2
Pass → Failure	343
Run → Failure	250
Pass → Success	197
Pass → Explosive	89
Run → Success	75
Run → Explosive	41

Each ribbon is a band of plays flowing left to right through the four decisions of a snap. Width is how many plays; color is how efficient they were (mean EPA per play). Hover any ribbon or block for its play count, share of the offense, EPA and success rate.