TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Cincinnati Bengals 2017 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 Cincinnati Bengals 2017 minus Buffalo Bills 2025
| Metric | CIN | Shift | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 908 | — | 1,194 |
| Pass rate | 61.7% | +5.6% | 56.0% |
| Shotgun rate | 59.8% | +10.1% | 49.7% |
| Explosive rate | 12.1% | −3.2% | 15.3% |
| Success rate | 38.3% | −10.5% | 48.8% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 71.0% | +8.7% | 62.3% |
| 12 personnel | 21.5% | +10.0% | 11.5% |
| 21 personnel | 0.0% | −8.9% | 8.9% |
| 13 personnel | 5.7% | +0.5% | 5.3% |
| 22 personnel | 0.0% | −11.0% | 11.0% |
| Other personnel | 1.8% | +0.7% | 1.1% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Cincinnati Bengals · 2017
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 484 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 79 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 78 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 63 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 45 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 34 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 32 |
| 13 personnel → I_Form | 26 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 14 |
| Other → Shotgun | 13 |
| 13 personnel → Jumbo | 10 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 8 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 5 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 4 |
| Other → Empty | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 1 |
| 13 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Other → Pistol | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 401 |
| Shotgun → Run | 142 |
| Singleback → Run | 103 |
| I_Form → Run | 86 |
| Singleback → Pass | 68 |
| Empty → Pass | 37 |
| I_Form → Pass | 37 |
| Pistol → Run | 7 |
| Jumbo → Run | 6 |
| Pistol → Pass | 6 |
| Unknown → Pass | 6 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 4 |
| Unknown → Run | 3 |
| Empty → Run | 1 |
| Other → Pass | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 333 |
| Run → Failure | 227 |
| Pass → Success | 153 |
| Run → Success | 85 |
| Pass → Explosive | 74 |
| Run → Explosive | 36 |
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 |