TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Cincinnati Bengals 2016 vs New England Patriots 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 2016 minus New England Patriots 2025
| Metric | CIN | Shift | NE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,039 | — | 1,264 |
| Pass rate | 60.1% | −0.7% | 60.8% |
| Shotgun rate | 54.6% | −1.4% | 56.0% |
| Explosive rate | 10.9% | −3.8% | 14.7% |
| Success rate | 44.7% | −1.5% | 46.1% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 72.8% | +19.9% | 52.8% |
| 12 personnel | 21.8% | +2.5% | 19.4% |
| 21 personnel | 0.0% | −17.5% | 17.5% |
| 13 personnel | 5.0% | +5.0% | 0.0% |
| 22 personnel | 0.0% | −6.5% | 6.5% |
| 20 personnel | 0.0% | −1.8% | 1.8% |
| Other personnel | 0.4% | −0.1% | 0.5% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Cincinnati Bengals · 2016
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 519 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 143 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 92 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 70 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 48 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 46 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 27 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 21 |
| 13 personnel → Jumbo | 18 |
| 13 personnel → I_Form | 12 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 11 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 8 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 6 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 6 |
| 12 personnel → Jumbo | 4 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 2 |
| Other → Shotgun | 2 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 13 personnel → Empty | 1 |
| Other → Pistol | 1 |
| Other → Singleback | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 448 |
| Singleback → Run | 164 |
| Shotgun → Run | 119 |
| I_Form → Run | 95 |
| Singleback → Pass | 71 |
| Empty → Pass | 56 |
| Pistol → Pass | 21 |
| I_Form → Pass | 20 |
| Jumbo → Run | 19 |
| Pistol → Run | 13 |
| Unknown → Pass | 5 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 3 |
| Other → Run | 2 |
| Unknown → Run | 2 |
| Empty → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 322 |
| Run → Failure | 253 |
| Pass → Success | 219 |
| Run → Success | 132 |
| Pass → Explosive | 83 |
| Run → Explosive | 30 |
New England Patriots · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 500 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 165 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 153 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 131 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 92 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 89 |
| 22 personnel → Under Center | 64 |
| 20 personnel → Under Center | 21 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 18 |
| Unknown → Under Center | 16 |
| Other → Shotgun | 6 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 2 |
| 20 personnel → Shotgun | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Other | 1 |
| Unknown → Other | 1 |
| Unknown → Shotgun | 1 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 603 |
| Under Center → Run | 388 |
| Under Center → Pass | 162 |
| Shotgun → Run | 105 |
| Other → Pass | 2 |
| Unknown → Run | 2 |
| Other → Run | 1 |
| Unknown → Pass | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 370 |
| Run → Failure | 311 |
| Pass → Success | 257 |
| Pass → Explosive | 141 |
| Run → Success | 140 |
| Run → Explosive | 45 |