TEAM FINGERPRINT

Buffalo Bills

The 2017 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.

1,066

Plays

57%

Pass rate

11%

Explosive

39%

Success

NGS

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How Buffalo Bills ran their offense · 2017 · 1,066 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	440
21 personnel → I_Form	168
12 personnel → Singleback	144
11 personnel → Singleback	110
11 personnel → Empty	57
22 personnel → I_Form	44
12 personnel → Shotgun	25
21 personnel → Singleback	17
12 personnel → Empty	11
Other → Singleback	10
21 personnel → Shotgun	7
22 personnel → Jumbo	7
12 personnel → Jumbo	5
11 personnel → Unknown	4
12 personnel → Other	3
21 personnel → Empty	3
21 personnel → Jumbo	3
12 personnel → I_Form	2
Other → Empty	2
12 personnel → Unknown	1
21 personnel → Other	1
22 personnel → Singleback	1
22 personnel → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	372
Singleback → Run	174
I_Form → Run	156
Singleback → Pass	108
Shotgun → Run	100
Empty → Pass	67
I_Form → Pass	58
Jumbo → Run	12
Empty → Run	6
Other → Run	4
Unknown → Pass	4
Jumbo → Pass	3
Unknown → Run	2
Pass → Failure	360
Run → Failure	294
Pass → Success	183
Run → Success	111
Pass → Explosive	69
Run → Explosive	49

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.