TEAM FINGERPRINT

Buffalo Bills

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.

1,233

Plays

65%

Pass rate

14%

Explosive

49%

Success

NGS

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How Buffalo Bills ran their offense · 2021 · 1,233 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	683
11 personnel → Singleback	117
10 personnel → Shotgun	68
21 personnel → I_Form	58
11 personnel → Empty	56
12 personnel → Singleback	56
21 personnel → Singleback	40
21 personnel → Shotgun	26
11 personnel → Pistol	14
12 personnel → Shotgun	14
10 personnel → Empty	12
11 personnel → I_Form	12
20 personnel → I_Form	10
Other → Empty	9
11 personnel → Other	7
Other → Other	7
10 personnel → Singleback	6
21 personnel → Other	6
Other → Shotgun	6
12 personnel → I_Form	5
12 personnel → Pistol	3
20 personnel → Shotgun	3
10 personnel → Pistol	2
11 personnel → Unknown	2
12 personnel → Unknown	2
20 personnel → Singleback	2
12 personnel → Empty	1
20 personnel → Unknown	1
21 personnel → Empty	1
Other → Pistol	1
Other → Singleback	1
Other → Unknown	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	590
Shotgun → Run	210
Singleback → Run	143
Singleback → Pass	79
Empty → Pass	75
I_Form → Run	51
I_Form → Pass	34
Other → Run	14
Pistol → Pass	11
Pistol → Run	9
Other → Pass	6
Unknown → Run	5
Empty → Run	4
Unknown → Pass	2
Pass → Failure	385
Pass → Success	289
Run → Failure	248
Run → Success	140
Pass → Explosive	123
Run → Explosive	48

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.