TEAM FINGERPRINT

Detroit Lions

The 2018 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.

1,009

Plays

62%

Pass rate

13%

Explosive

41%

Success

NGS

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How Detroit Lions ran their offense · 2018 · 1,009 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	445
11 personnel → Singleback	117
12 personnel → Singleback	95
21 personnel → I_Form	50
10 personnel → Shotgun	45
21 personnel → Shotgun	44
20 personnel → Shotgun	40
12 personnel → Shotgun	31
11 personnel → Empty	22
21 personnel → Singleback	13
22 personnel → I_Form	13
13 personnel → Singleback	12
11 personnel → I_Form	10
12 personnel → Empty	9
20 personnel → I_Form	7
21 personnel → Empty	7
22 personnel → Other	7
12 personnel → I_Form	6
12 personnel → Other	5
11 personnel → Unknown	4
11 personnel → Other	3
Other → Shotgun	3
12 personnel → Unknown	2
20 personnel → Empty	2
22 personnel → Singleback	2
Other → Empty	2
Unknown → Singleback	2
Unknown → Unknown	2
10 personnel → Empty	1
10 personnel → Unknown	1
13 personnel → I_Form	1
13 personnel → Other	1
13 personnel → Shotgun	1
20 personnel → Other	1
22 personnel → Shotgun	1
Other → Other	1
Other → Singleback	1
Shotgun → Pass	485
Singleback → Run	170
Shotgun → Run	125
Singleback → Pass	72
I_Form → Run	69
Empty → Pass	43
I_Form → Pass	18
Other → Run	15
Unknown → Pass	7
Other → Pass	3
Unknown → Run	2
Pass → Failure	357
Run → Failure	243
Pass → Success	180
Run → Success	102
Pass → Explosive	91
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.