TEAM FINGERPRINT

Pittsburgh Steelers

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.

1,189

Plays

60%

Pass rate

14%

Explosive

46%

Success

NGS

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How Pittsburgh Steelers ran their offense · 2016 · 1,189 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	585
12 personnel → Singleback	122
21 personnel → I_Form	94
11 personnel → Empty	86
11 personnel → Singleback	72
12 personnel → Shotgun	32
13 personnel → Singleback	32
12 personnel → I_Form	31
12 personnel → Empty	24
11 personnel → Pistol	18
13 personnel → I_Form	15
21 personnel → Shotgun	10
Other → Empty	8
13 personnel → Empty	7
11 personnel → I_Form	5
11 personnel → Unknown	5
21 personnel → Singleback	5
22 personnel → Other	5
22 personnel → Singleback	5
12 personnel → Other	4
Other → Shotgun	4
13 personnel → Other	3
21 personnel → Empty	3
22 personnel → Shotgun	3
12 personnel → Pistol	2
13 personnel → Shotgun	2
22 personnel → I_Form	2
21 personnel → Pistol	1
22 personnel → Pistol	1
Other → I_Form	1
Other → Pistol	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	469
Shotgun → Run	167
Singleback → Run	154
Empty → Pass	127
I_Form → Run	126
Singleback → Pass	82
I_Form → Pass	22
Pistol → Run	13
Other → Run	10
Pistol → Pass	10
Unknown → Pass	4
Other → Pass	2
Unknown → Run	2
Empty → Run	1
Pass → Failure	375
Run → Failure	267
Pass → Success	226
Run → Success	149
Pass → Explosive	115
Run → Explosive	57

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.