TEAM FINGERPRINT

Houston Texans

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.

1,004

Plays

61%

Pass rate

Explosive

37%

Success

NGS

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How Houston Texans ran their offense · 2021 · 1,004 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	422
12 personnel → Singleback	127
11 personnel → Empty	86
11 personnel → Singleback	59
12 personnel → I_Form	54
12 personnel → Shotgun	48
12 personnel → Pistol	36
13 personnel → Singleback	32
11 personnel → Pistol	29
21 personnel → Shotgun	25
20 personnel → Shotgun	13
13 personnel → Pistol	12
12 personnel → Empty	11
13 personnel → I_Form	9
11 personnel → I_Form	7
11 personnel → Unknown	6
Other → Empty	6
21 personnel → Pistol	5
13 personnel → Shotgun	4
12 personnel → Other	2
13 personnel → Empty	2
21 personnel → Other	2
21 personnel → Singleback	2
Other → Shotgun	2
13 personnel → Other	1
Other → Other	1
Unknown → I_Form	1
Shotgun → Pass	387
Singleback → Run	151
Shotgun → Run	127
Empty → Pass	105
Singleback → Pass	69
Pistol → Run	59
I_Form → Run	49
Pistol → Pass	23
I_Form → Pass	22
Other → Run	5
Unknown → Pass	5
Other → Pass	1
Unknown → Run	1
Pass → Failure	353
Run → Failure	277
Pass → Success	188
Run → Success	98
Pass → Explosive	71
Run → Explosive	17

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.