TEAM FINGERPRINT

Buffalo Bills

The 2018 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.

998

Plays

60%

Pass rate

11%

Explosive

38%

Success

NGS

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How Buffalo Bills ran their offense · 2018 · 998 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	410
11 personnel → Singleback	186
12 personnel → Singleback	99
21 personnel → I_Form	89
11 personnel → Empty	70
12 personnel → Shotgun	30
21 personnel → Shotgun	18
11 personnel → Pistol	11
20 personnel → I_Form	10
22 personnel → I_Form	8
12 personnel → Empty	6
22 personnel → Other	6
Other → Singleback	6
11 personnel → I_Form	5
11 personnel → Unknown	5
21 personnel → Other	5
21 personnel → Singleback	5
Other → Empty	4
20 personnel → Shotgun	3
Other → Shotgun	3
Unknown → Unknown	3
11 personnel → Other	2
12 personnel → Pistol	2
12 personnel → Unknown	2
21 personnel → Pistol	2
22 personnel → Empty	2
Other → Other	2
12 personnel → I_Form	1
21 personnel → Empty	1
22 personnel → Shotgun	1
Other → I_Form	1
Shotgun → Pass	356
Singleback → Run	189
Shotgun → Run	109
Singleback → Pass	107
I_Form → Run	79
Empty → Pass	78
I_Form → Pass	35
Other → Run	14
Unknown → Pass	9
Pistol → Pass	8
Pistol → Run	7
Empty → Run	5
Other → Pass	1
Unknown → Run	1
Pass → Failure	360
Run → Failure	262
Pass → Success	159
Run → Success	112
Pass → Explosive	75
Run → Explosive	30

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.