TEAM FINGERPRINT

San Francisco 49ers

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.

1,193

Plays

54%

Pass rate

15%

Explosive

45%

Success

NGS

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How San Francisco 49ers ran their offense · 2021 · 1,193 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	393
21 personnel → Shotgun	142
21 personnel → I_Form	134
21 personnel → Singleback	95
11 personnel → Empty	77
11 personnel → Singleback	75
12 personnel → Singleback	71
22 personnel → I_Form	53
12 personnel → Shotgun	27
21 personnel → Empty	22
11 personnel → I_Form	17
22 personnel → Singleback	14
21 personnel → Pistol	13
12 personnel → Empty	11
11 personnel → Pistol	7
22 personnel → Empty	5
22 personnel → Shotgun	5
Other → Other	5
22 personnel → Other	4
11 personnel → Unknown	3
12 personnel → I_Form	3
12 personnel → Pistol	3
11 personnel → Other	2
21 personnel → Unknown	2
Other → Empty	2
Other → Shotgun	2
12 personnel → Unknown	1
21 personnel → Other	1
22 personnel → Pistol	1
22 personnel → Unknown	1
Other → I_Form	1
Other → Singleback	1
Shotgun → Pass	397
Singleback → Run	174
I_Form → Run	173
Shotgun → Run	172
Empty → Pass	109
Singleback → Pass	82
I_Form → Pass	35
Pistol → Run	14
Other → Run	10
Pistol → Pass	10
Empty → Run	8
Unknown → Pass	6
Other → Pass	2
Unknown → Run	1
Pass → Failure	339
Run → Failure	320
Pass → Success	183
Run → Success	174
Pass → Explosive	119
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.