TEAM FINGERPRINT

Chicago Bears

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.

1,063

Plays

62%

Pass rate

12%

Explosive

41%

Success

NGS

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How Chicago Bears ran their offense · 2021 · 1,063 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	478
12 personnel → Singleback	138
11 personnel → Singleback	134
12 personnel → Shotgun	90
11 personnel → Empty	60
13 personnel → Singleback	39
13 personnel → Empty	11
13 personnel → Shotgun	11
12 personnel → Empty	10
10 personnel → Singleback	9
11 personnel → Other	8
12 personnel → I_Form	8
Other → Empty	7
11 personnel → Wildcat	6
10 personnel → Shotgun	5
21 personnel → Shotgun	5
Other → Wildcat	5
11 personnel → Unknown	4
12 personnel → Wildcat	4
13 personnel → I_Form	4
21 personnel → I_Form	4
21 personnel → Singleback	4
Other → Shotgun	4
12 personnel → Other	3
13 personnel → Wildcat	3
10 personnel → Empty	2
11 personnel → I_Form	2
12 personnel → Unknown	2
21 personnel → Other	1
Other → Other	1
Other → Singleback	1
Shotgun → Pass	444
Singleback → Run	218
Shotgun → Run	149
Singleback → Pass	107
Empty → Pass	88
Wildcat → Run	16
I_Form → Run	13
Other → Run	8
I_Form → Pass	5
Other → Pass	5
Unknown → Pass	4
Empty → Run	2
Unknown → Run	2
Wildcat → Pass	2
Pass → Failure	373
Run → Failure	253
Pass → Success	195
Run → Success	117
Pass → Explosive	87
Run → Explosive	38

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.