TEAM FINGERPRINT

Buffalo Bills

The 2016 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.

1,004

Plays

57%

Pass rate

13%

Explosive

45%

Success

NGS

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How Buffalo Bills ran their offense · 2016 · 1,004 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	385
21 personnel → Pistol	134
12 personnel → Shotgun	97
21 personnel → I_Form	72
21 personnel → Shotgun	55
11 personnel → Empty	42
12 personnel → Pistol	33
12 personnel → Singleback	26
22 personnel → I_Form	26
11 personnel → Singleback	23
11 personnel → Pistol	21
21 personnel → Wildcat	18
22 personnel → Jumbo	11
Other → Shotgun	8
Other → Pistol	7
12 personnel → Empty	6
21 personnel → Singleback	5
22 personnel → Pistol	5
22 personnel → Shotgun	5
22 personnel → Wildcat	4
Other → Empty	4
Other → Wildcat	4
12 personnel → I_Form	3
11 personnel → Unknown	2
21 personnel → Unknown	2
11 personnel → I_Form	1
11 personnel → Wildcat	1
12 personnel → Unknown	1
12 personnel → Wildcat	1
22 personnel → Empty	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	410
Pistol → Run	159
Shotgun → Run	140
I_Form → Run	72
Empty → Pass	52
Pistol → Pass	41
Singleback → Pass	33
I_Form → Pass	30
Wildcat → Run	28
Singleback → Run	21
Jumbo → Run	10
Unknown → Run	4
Unknown → Pass	2
Empty → Run	1
Jumbo → Pass	1
Pass → Failure	316
Run → Failure	233
Pass → Success	184
Run → Success	137
Pass → Explosive	69
Run → Explosive	65

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.