TEAM FINGERPRINT

San Francisco 49ers

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.

1,036

Plays

59%

Pass rate

14%

Explosive

46%

Success

NGS

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How San Francisco 49ers ran their offense · 2020 · 1,036 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	346
21 personnel → I_Form	164
21 personnel → Shotgun	112
12 personnel → Singleback	73
11 personnel → Empty	59
21 personnel → Singleback	55
11 personnel → Singleback	51
12 personnel → Shotgun	51
22 personnel → I_Form	40
22 personnel → Singleback	20
22 personnel → Shotgun	14
21 personnel → Empty	10
22 personnel → Empty	8
22 personnel → Jumbo	6
11 personnel → I_Form	4
Other → I_Form	4
Other → Jumbo	4
12 personnel → Empty	3
21 personnel → Unknown	3
21 personnel → Other	2
Other → Shotgun	2
11 personnel → Jumbo	1
11 personnel → Other	1
11 personnel → Unknown	1
22 personnel → Other	1
Other → Singleback	1
Shotgun → Pass	377
I_Form → Run	152
Shotgun → Run	148
Singleback → Run	108
Singleback → Pass	92
Empty → Pass	80
I_Form → Pass	60
Jumbo → Run	7
Jumbo → Pass	4
Other → Run	4
Unknown → Pass	2
Unknown → Run	2
Pass → Failure	322
Run → Failure	237
Pass → Success	193
Run → Success	137
Pass → Explosive	100
Run → Explosive	47

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.