TEAM FINGERPRINT

Cincinnati Bengals

The 2017 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.

908

Plays

62%

Pass rate

12%

Explosive

38%

Success

NGS

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How Cincinnati Bengals ran their offense · 2017 · 908 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	484
11 personnel → Singleback	79
12 personnel → Singleback	78
12 personnel → I_Form	63
12 personnel → Shotgun	45
11 personnel → I_Form	34
11 personnel → Empty	32
13 personnel → I_Form	26
13 personnel → Singleback	14
Other → Shotgun	13
13 personnel → Jumbo	10
11 personnel → Unknown	8
11 personnel → Pistol	7
12 personnel → Pistol	5
12 personnel → Empty	4
Other → Empty	2
11 personnel → Other	1
13 personnel → Shotgun	1
13 personnel → Unknown	1
Other → Pistol	1
Shotgun → Pass	401
Shotgun → Run	142
Singleback → Run	103
I_Form → Run	86
Singleback → Pass	68
Empty → Pass	37
I_Form → Pass	37
Pistol → Run	7
Jumbo → Run	6
Pistol → Pass	6
Unknown → Pass	6
Jumbo → Pass	4
Unknown → Run	3
Empty → Run	1
Other → Pass	1
Pass → Failure	333
Run → Failure	227
Pass → Success	153
Run → Success	85
Pass → Explosive	74
Run → Explosive	36

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.