TEAM FINGERPRINT

Detroit Lions

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.

1,020

Plays

68%

Pass rate

12%

Explosive

44%

Success

NGS

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How Detroit Lions ran their offense · 2016 · 1,020 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	577
11 personnel → Pistol	107
11 personnel → Singleback	46
12 personnel → Pistol	43
11 personnel → Empty	40
12 personnel → Singleback	38
10 personnel → Shotgun	30
21 personnel → I_Form	30
12 personnel → Shotgun	19
20 personnel → I_Form	12
Other → Empty	9
21 personnel → Pistol	7
21 personnel → Shotgun	7
21 personnel → Singleback	6
22 personnel → Other	6
10 personnel → Singleback	4
22 personnel → I_Form	4
10 personnel → Empty	3
10 personnel → Pistol	3
11 personnel → Unknown	3
20 personnel → Shotgun	3
Other → Pistol	3
12 personnel → Empty	2
12 personnel → I_Form	2
20 personnel → Pistol	2
22 personnel → Singleback	2
Other → Shotgun	2
10 personnel → Other	1
11 personnel → I_Form	1
12 personnel → Other	1
12 personnel → Unknown	1
20 personnel → Empty	1
22 personnel → Empty	1
22 personnel → Shotgun	1
Other → I_Form	1
Other → Other	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	536
Pistol → Run	109
Shotgun → Run	103
Singleback → Run	62
Pistol → Pass	56
Empty → Pass	55
I_Form → Run	42
Singleback → Pass	34
Other → Run	9
I_Form → Pass	8
Unknown → Pass	3
Unknown → Run	2
Empty → Run	1
Pass → Failure	356
Pass → Success	245
Run → Failure	215
Pass → Explosive	91
Run → Success	85
Run → Explosive	28

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.