TEAM FINGERPRINT

Chicago Bears

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.

958

Plays

62%

Pass rate

15%

Explosive

44%

Success

NGS

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How Chicago Bears ran their offense · 2016 · 958 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	460
12 personnel → Singleback	135
11 personnel → Singleback	69
21 personnel → I_Form	62
11 personnel → Pistol	50
12 personnel → I_Form	35
11 personnel → Empty	29
12 personnel → Pistol	28
12 personnel → Shotgun	19
13 personnel → Singleback	19
13 personnel → I_Form	8
11 personnel → I_Form	7
Other → Other	7
11 personnel → Unknown	6
12 personnel → Empty	4
12 personnel → Unknown	4
13 personnel → Empty	2
13 personnel → Other	2
Other → Empty	2
Other → I_Form	2
Other → Shotgun	2
11 personnel → Other	1
13 personnel → Pistol	1
21 personnel → Empty	1
21 personnel → Pistol	1
21 personnel → Shotgun	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	411
Singleback → Run	141
I_Form → Run	86
Singleback → Pass	82
Shotgun → Run	71
Pistol → Run	56
Empty → Pass	37
I_Form → Pass	28
Pistol → Pass	24
Other → Run	9
Unknown → Pass	7
Unknown → Run	4
Empty → Run	1
Other → Pass	1
Pass → Failure	311
Run → Failure	222
Pass → Success	183
Run → Success	98
Pass → Explosive	96
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.