TEAM FINGERPRINT

Dallas Cowboys

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.

996

Plays

56%

Pass rate

11%

Explosive

43%

Success

NGS

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How Dallas Cowboys ran their offense · 2017 · 996 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	387
11 personnel → Singleback	141
12 personnel → Singleback	110
13 personnel → Singleback	90
22 personnel → I_Form	63
11 personnel → Empty	53
21 personnel → I_Form	32
12 personnel → Shotgun	25
01 personnel → Empty	21
11 personnel → Pistol	11
11 personnel → I_Form	10
21 personnel → Shotgun	8
22 personnel → Other	8
12 personnel → Empty	7
Other → Empty	6
11 personnel → Unknown	5
12 personnel → I_Form	5
01 personnel → Shotgun	4
21 personnel → Empty	2
12 personnel → Unknown	1
13 personnel → Other	1
13 personnel → Pistol	1
21 personnel → Singleback	1
22 personnel → Pistol	1
22 personnel → Singleback	1
Other → Shotgun	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	342
Singleback → Run	251
Singleback → Pass	92
Empty → Pass	88
I_Form → Run	85
Shotgun → Run	83
I_Form → Pass	25
Pistol → Run	10
Other → Run	9
Unknown → Pass	5
Pistol → Pass	3
Unknown → Run	2
Empty → Run	1
Pass → Failure	316
Run → Failure	247
Pass → Success	179
Run → Success	148
Pass → Explosive	60
Run → Explosive	46

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.