TEAM FINGERPRINT
New Orleans Saints
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.
1,035
Plays
56%
Pass rate
11%
Explosive
41%
Success
NGS
Charted by
How New Orleans Saints ran their offense · 2021 · 1,035 plays
EPA/play−+
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 266 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 176 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 122 |
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 59 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 42 |
| 01 personnel → Shotgun | 41 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 36 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 31 |
| 20 personnel → Shotgun | 25 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 21 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 19 |
| 22 personnel → I_Form | 17 |
| 01 personnel → Singleback | 14 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 13 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 12 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 12 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 12 |
| 01 personnel → Empty | 11 |
| 20 personnel → I_Form | 11 |
| Other → Shotgun | 10 |
| 10 personnel → Singleback | 9 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 9 |
| Other → Singleback | 7 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 6 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 6 |
| 10 personnel → I_Form | 4 |
| 13 personnel → Empty | 4 |
| 22 personnel → Empty | 4 |
| 22 personnel → Jumbo | 4 |
| 10 personnel → Empty | 3 |
| 12 personnel → Jumbo | 3 |
| 13 personnel → Jumbo | 3 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 3 |
| 20 personnel → Empty | 2 |
| 20 personnel → Other | 2 |
| 20 personnel → Singleback | 2 |
| Other → Empty | 2 |
| 01 personnel → I_Form | 1 |
| 01 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 10 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 10 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 11 personnel → Jumbo | 1 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 22 personnel → Singleback | 1 |
| Other → I_Form | 1 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 352 |
| Singleback → Run | 237 |
| Singleback → Pass | 125 |
| Shotgun → Run | 105 |
| I_Form → Run | 86 |
| Empty → Pass | 64 |
| I_Form → Pass | 25 |
| Empty → Run | 14 |
| Jumbo → Run | 10 |
| Other → Pass | 6 |
| Other → Run | 5 |
| Unknown → Pass | 4 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 1 |
| Unknown → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 327 |
| Run → Failure | 286 |
| Pass → Success | 169 |
| Run → Success | 140 |
| Pass → Explosive | 81 |
| Run → Explosive | 32 |
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.