TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Cincinnati Bengals 2021 vs Washington Commanders 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 2021 minus Washington Commanders 2025
| Metric | CIN | Shift | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,280 | — | 972 |
| Pass rate | 62.0% | +3.9% | 58.0% |
| Shotgun rate | 49.1% | −21.9% | 71.0% |
| Explosive rate | 14.1% | +1.2% | 13.0% |
| Success rate | 43.5% | −2.2% | 45.7% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 77.9% | +18.9% | 59.0% |
| 12 personnel | 18.6% | −11.2% | 29.8% |
| 21 personnel | 0.0% | −2.4% | 2.4% |
| 13 personnel | 1.8% | −3.7% | 5.5% |
| 10 personnel | 1.3% | +0.1% | 1.1% |
| Other personnel | 0.5% | −1.8% | 2.3% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Cincinnati Bengals · 2021
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 602 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 214 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 182 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 154 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 18 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 18 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 16 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 11 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 10 |
| 10 personnel → Empty | 9 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 7 |
| 12 personnel → Jumbo | 7 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 6 |
| 13 personnel → Jumbo | 5 |
| 13 personnel → Empty | 4 |
| Other → Empty | 4 |
| 13 personnel → I_Form | 3 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 2 |
| 12 personnel → Other | 2 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 2 |
| 10 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 1 |
| Other → Jumbo | 1 |
| Other → Shotgun | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 501 |
| Singleback → Run | 319 |
| Empty → Pass | 179 |
| Shotgun → Run | 127 |
| Singleback → Pass | 87 |
| I_Form → Run | 29 |
| I_Form → Pass | 8 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 8 |
| Other → Pass | 6 |
| Jumbo → Run | 5 |
| Unknown → Pass | 4 |
| Empty → Run | 3 |
| Other → Run | 3 |
| Unknown → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 419 |
| Run → Failure | 304 |
| Pass → Success | 242 |
| Run → Success | 134 |
| Pass → Explosive | 132 |
| Run → Explosive | 49 |
Washington Commanders · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 471 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 150 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 92 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 60 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 48 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 42 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 22 |
| Other → Shotgun | 22 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 19 |
| 13 personnel → Pistol | 17 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 17 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 8 |
| 10 personnel → Under Center | 3 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 501 |
| Shotgun → Run | 189 |
| Pistol → Run | 124 |
| Under Center → Run | 95 |
| Pistol → Pass | 46 |
| Under Center → Pass | 17 |
| Pass → Failure | 295 |
| Run → Failure | 233 |
| Pass → Success | 188 |
| Run → Success | 130 |
| Pass → Explosive | 81 |
| Run → Explosive | 45 |