TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Carolina Panthers 2021 vs Buffalo Bills 2025
Two offensive identities side by side — any team, any season against any other — the flow of each attack and a play-calling ledger with the shift on every metric.
Play-calling ledger · the shift is Carolina Panthers 2021 minus Buffalo Bills 2025
| Metric | CAR | Shift | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,095 | — | 1,194 |
| Pass rate | 62.1% | +6.1% | 56.0% |
| Shotgun rate | 58.3% | +8.5% | 49.7% |
| Explosive rate | 11.5% | −3.8% | 15.3% |
| Success rate | 40.8% | −8.0% | 48.8% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 65.9% | +3.6% | 62.3% |
| 12 personnel | 17.9% | +6.4% | 11.5% |
| 21 personnel | 8.5% | −0.4% | 8.9% |
| 13 personnel | 1.2% | −4.1% | 5.3% |
| 22 personnel | 4.9% | −6.0% | 11.0% |
| Other personnel | 1.5% | +0.4% | 1.1% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Carolina Panthers · 2021
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 520 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 122 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 112 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 74 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 67 |
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 54 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 24 |
| 22 personnel → I_Form | 18 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 14 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 12 |
| 22 personnel → Singleback | 12 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 10 |
| 22 personnel → Other | 9 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 8 |
| Other → Empty | 7 |
| Other → Shotgun | 6 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 5 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 4 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 3 |
| 13 personnel → Other | 3 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 2 |
| Other → Other | 2 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 22 personnel → Empty | 1 |
| Other → Unknown | 1 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 480 |
| Singleback → Run | 174 |
| Shotgun → Run | 158 |
| Singleback → Pass | 94 |
| Empty → Pass | 74 |
| I_Form → Run | 54 |
| I_Form → Pass | 22 |
| Other → Run | 16 |
| Empty → Run | 8 |
| Other → Pass | 8 |
| Unknown → Run | 5 |
| Unknown → Pass | 2 |
| Pass → Failure | 406 |
| Run → Failure | 242 |
| Pass → Success | 193 |
| Run → Success | 128 |
| Pass → Explosive | 81 |
| Run → Explosive | 45 |
Buffalo Bills · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 510 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 227 |
| 22 personnel → Under Center | 123 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 92 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 83 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 57 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 43 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 16 |
| Other → Shotgun | 11 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 8 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 6 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 6 |
| Other → Under Center | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 488 |
| Under Center → Run | 413 |
| Under Center → Pass | 171 |
| Shotgun → Run | 106 |
| Pistol → Pass | 10 |
| Pistol → Run | 4 |
| Unknown → Run | 2 |
| Pass → Failure | 338 |
| Run → Failure | 273 |
| Pass → Success | 210 |
| Run → Success | 190 |
| Pass → Explosive | 121 |
| Run → Explosive | 62 |