TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Cincinnati Bengals 2020 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 2020 minus Buffalo Bills 2025
| Metric | CIN | Shift | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,030 | — | 1,194 |
| Pass rate | 63.0% | +7.0% | 56.0% |
| Shotgun rate | 60.4% | +10.6% | 49.7% |
| Explosive rate | 10.8% | −4.5% | 15.3% |
| Success rate | 43.6% | −5.2% | 48.8% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 75.8% | +13.5% | 62.3% |
| 12 personnel | 15.1% | +3.7% | 11.5% |
| 21 personnel | 0.0% | −8.9% | 8.9% |
| 13 personnel | 1.5% | −3.8% | 5.3% |
| 22 personnel | 0.0% | −11.0% | 11.0% |
| 10 personnel | 4.6% | +4.6% | 0.0% |
| 00 personnel | 1.4% | +1.4% | 0.0% |
| 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.
Cincinnati Bengals · 2020
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 526 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 131 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 112 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 78 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 54 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 38 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 15 |
| 00 personnel → Empty | 14 |
| 10 personnel → Empty | 9 |
| 12 personnel → Other | 9 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 7 |
| 13 personnel → Other | 7 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 6 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 5 |
| Other → Singleback | 5 |
| Other → Empty | 4 |
| Other → Shotgun | 4 |
| 13 personnel → Empty | 2 |
| Other → Other | 2 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 2 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 413 |
| Shotgun → Run | 209 |
| Singleback → Run | 153 |
| Empty → Pass | 149 |
| Singleback → Pass | 67 |
| Other → Pass | 15 |
| Other → Run | 10 |
| Empty → Run | 7 |
| Unknown → Pass | 5 |
| Unknown → Run | 2 |
| Pass → Failure | 355 |
| Run → Failure | 226 |
| Pass → Success | 216 |
| Run → Success | 122 |
| Pass → Explosive | 78 |
| Run → Explosive | 33 |
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 |