TEAM FINGERPRINT

Cincinnati Bengals

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.

1,039

Plays

60%

Pass rate

11%

Explosive

45%

Success

NGS

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How Cincinnati Bengals ran their offense · 2016 · 1,039 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	519
11 personnel → Singleback	143
12 personnel → I_Form	92
12 personnel → Singleback	70
11 personnel → Empty	48
12 personnel → Shotgun	46
11 personnel → Pistol	27
13 personnel → Singleback	21
13 personnel → Jumbo	18
13 personnel → I_Form	12
11 personnel → I_Form	11
12 personnel → Empty	8
11 personnel → Unknown	6
12 personnel → Pistol	6
12 personnel → Jumbo	4
11 personnel → Other	2
Other → Shotgun	2
12 personnel → Unknown	1
13 personnel → Empty	1
Other → Pistol	1
Other → Singleback	1
Shotgun → Pass	448
Singleback → Run	164
Shotgun → Run	119
I_Form → Run	95
Singleback → Pass	71
Empty → Pass	56
Pistol → Pass	21
I_Form → Pass	20
Jumbo → Run	19
Pistol → Run	13
Unknown → Pass	5
Jumbo → Pass	3
Other → Run	2
Unknown → Run	2
Empty → Run	1
Pass → Failure	322
Run → Failure	253
Pass → Success	219
Run → Success	132
Pass → Explosive	83
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.