TEAM FINGERPRINT

Chicago Bears

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.

1,057

Plays

59%

Pass rate

11%

Explosive

45%

Success

NGS

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Season2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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How Chicago Bears ran their offense · 2018 · 1,057 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	511
12 personnel → Shotgun	110
21 personnel → Shotgun	96
11 personnel → Singleback	76
11 personnel → Empty	59
12 personnel → Singleback	51
12 personnel → I_Form	13
21 personnel → Singleback	13
Other → Shotgun	13
31 personnel → Shotgun	11
12 personnel → Empty	9
22 personnel → I_Form	9
21 personnel → Empty	8
21 personnel → I_Form	8
13 personnel → Singleback	7
11 personnel → Unknown	6
13 personnel → Shotgun	6
21 personnel → Other	6
11 personnel → I_Form	5
13 personnel → Empty	5
Other → Singleback	5
11 personnel → Other	4
Other → Jumbo	4
13 personnel → Jumbo	3
22 personnel → Jumbo	3
Other → Empty	3
21 personnel → Unknown	2
Unknown → Singleback	2
11 personnel → Jumbo	1
12 personnel → Jumbo	1
12 personnel → Other	1
31 personnel → Unknown	1
Other → I_Form	1
Other → Other	1
Other → Unknown	1
Unknown → Shotgun	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	487
Shotgun → Run	261
Singleback → Run	120
Empty → Pass	82
Singleback → Pass	34
I_Form → Run	23
I_Form → Pass	13
Jumbo → Run	10
Other → Run	8
Unknown → Pass	6
Unknown → Run	5
Other → Pass	4
Empty → Run	2
Jumbo → Pass	2
Pass → Failure	326
Run → Failure	253
Pass → Success	221
Run → Success	139
Pass → Explosive	81
Run → Explosive	37

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.