TEAM FINGERPRINT

Cincinnati Bengals

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.

1,280

Plays

62%

Pass rate

14%

Explosive

44%

Success

NGS

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How Cincinnati Bengals ran their offense · 2021 · 1,280 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	602
11 personnel → Singleback	214
12 personnel → Singleback	182
11 personnel → Empty	154
11 personnel → I_Form	18
12 personnel → Shotgun	18
12 personnel → I_Form	16
12 personnel → Empty	11
13 personnel → Singleback	10
10 personnel → Empty	9
11 personnel → Other	7
12 personnel → Jumbo	7
10 personnel → Shotgun	6
13 personnel → Jumbo	5
13 personnel → Empty	4
Other → Empty	4
13 personnel → I_Form	3
11 personnel → Unknown	2
12 personnel → Other	2
12 personnel → Unknown	2
10 personnel → Unknown	1
13 personnel → Shotgun	1
Other → Jumbo	1
Other → Shotgun	1
Shotgun → Pass	501
Singleback → Run	319
Empty → Pass	179
Shotgun → Run	127
Singleback → Pass	87
I_Form → Run	29
I_Form → Pass	8
Jumbo → Pass	8
Other → Pass	6
Jumbo → Run	5
Unknown → Pass	4
Empty → Run	3
Other → Run	3
Unknown → Run	1
Pass → Failure	419
Run → Failure	304
Pass → Success	242
Run → Success	134
Pass → Explosive	132
Run → Explosive	49

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.