TEAM FINGERPRINT

New Orleans Saints

The 2020 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.

1,159

Plays

56%

Pass rate

14%

Explosive

47%

Success

NGS

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How New Orleans Saints ran their offense · 2020 · 1,159 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	347
11 personnel → Singleback	213
12 personnel → Singleback	112
11 personnel → Empty	59
21 personnel → I_Form	50
21 personnel → Shotgun	44
12 personnel → Shotgun	43
22 personnel → I_Form	29
21 personnel → Singleback	28
21 personnel → Empty	23
20 personnel → Shotgun	21
10 personnel → Shotgun	14
10 personnel → Singleback	13
13 personnel → Singleback	13
13 personnel → Shotgun	11
Other → Shotgun	11
22 personnel → Jumbo	10
11 personnel → I_Form	9
12 personnel → Jumbo	9
11 personnel → Pistol	8
20 personnel → I_Form	8
22 personnel → Shotgun	8
Other → Empty	8
12 personnel → Empty	6
12 personnel → I_Form	6
22 personnel → Empty	6
22 personnel → Singleback	6
21 personnel → Pistol	5
10 personnel → Empty	4
21 personnel → Jumbo	4
22 personnel → Pistol	4
11 personnel → Jumbo	3
Other → I_Form	3
10 personnel → Pistol	2
11 personnel → Other	2
11 personnel → Unknown	2
21 personnel → Unknown	2
12 personnel → Other	1
12 personnel → Pistol	1
12 personnel → Unknown	1
13 personnel → Empty	1
13 personnel → Jumbo	1
13 personnel → Pistol	1
20 personnel → Empty	1
20 personnel → Other	1
20 personnel → Pistol	1
22 personnel → Other	1
22 personnel → Unknown	1
Other → Other	1
Other → Singleback	1
Shotgun → Pass	398
Singleback → Run	272
Singleback → Pass	114
Shotgun → Run	101
Empty → Pass	74
I_Form → Run	72
Empty → Run	34
I_Form → Pass	33
Jumbo → Run	23
Pistol → Pass	16
Pistol → Run	6
Other → Run	5
Jumbo → Pass	4
Unknown → Pass	4
Unknown → Run	2
Other → Pass	1
Pass → Failure	332
Run → Failure	278
Pass → Success	211
Run → Success	179
Pass → Explosive	101
Run → Explosive	58

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.