TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Detroit Lions 2021 vs Pittsburgh Steelers 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 Detroit Lions 2021 minus Pittsburgh Steelers 2025
| Metric | DET | Shift | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,050 | — | 1,030 |
| Pass rate | 60.7% | −0.5% | 61.2% |
| Shotgun rate | 50.8% | −14.9% | 65.6% |
| Explosive rate | 12.5% | +0.6% | 11.8% |
| Success rate | 41.8% | −1.3% | 43.1% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 61.5% | +11.1% | 50.4% |
| 12 personnel | 15.3% | −17.1% | 32.4% |
| 21 personnel | 11.4% | +9.1% | 2.3% |
| 13 personnel | 0.0% | −12.8% | 12.8% |
| 22 personnel | 2.9% | +2.9% | 0.0% |
| 10 personnel | 3.8% | +3.8% | 0.0% |
| 01 personnel | 1.6% | +1.6% | 0.0% |
| 20 personnel | 2.3% | +2.3% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 0.8% | −1.0% | 1.7% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Detroit Lions · 2021
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 426 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 158 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 111 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 46 |
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 41 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 40 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 30 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 29 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 27 |
| 20 personnel → Shotgun | 13 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 11 |
| 22 personnel → Singleback | 11 |
| 22 personnel → I_Form | 10 |
| 01 personnel → Shotgun | 8 |
| 20 personnel → Singleback | 8 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 7 |
| 22 personnel → Jumbo | 7 |
| 10 personnel → Singleback | 6 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 6 |
| Other → Singleback | 6 |
| 01 personnel → Empty | 5 |
| 10 personnel → Empty | 5 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 4 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 4 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 4 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 4 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 4 |
| 01 personnel → Singleback | 3 |
| 12 personnel → Jumbo | 3 |
| 11 personnel → Jumbo | 2 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 2 |
| 01 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 20 personnel → I_Form | 1 |
| 20 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 20 personnel → Pistol | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Jumbo | 1 |
| 22 personnel → Empty | 1 |
| 22 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Other → Empty | 1 |
| Other → I_Form | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 417 |
| Singleback → Run | 231 |
| Shotgun → Run | 116 |
| Singleback → Pass | 112 |
| Empty → Pass | 76 |
| I_Form → Run | 44 |
| I_Form → Pass | 17 |
| Jumbo → Run | 11 |
| Unknown → Pass | 7 |
| Pistol → Pass | 6 |
| Pistol → Run | 5 |
| Unknown → Run | 5 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 2 |
| Other → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 353 |
| Run → Failure | 258 |
| Pass → Success | 201 |
| Run → Success | 107 |
| Pass → Explosive | 83 |
| Run → Explosive | 48 |
Pittsburgh Steelers · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 391 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 192 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 136 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 124 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 67 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 61 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 22 |
| Other → Shotgun | 10 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 6 |
| Other → Under Center | 6 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 4 |
| 13 personnel → Pistol | 4 |
| Unknown → Under Center | 3 |
| Other → Pistol | 2 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 524 |
| Under Center → Run | 237 |
| Shotgun → Run | 152 |
| Under Center → Pass | 100 |
| Pistol → Run | 11 |
| Pistol → Pass | 6 |
| Pass → Failure | 363 |
| Run → Failure | 223 |
| Pass → Success | 189 |
| Run → Success | 133 |
| Pass → Explosive | 78 |
| Run → Explosive | 44 |