TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
New England Patriots 2016 vs Dallas Cowboys 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 New England Patriots 2016 minus Dallas Cowboys 2025
| Metric | NE | Shift | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,260 | — | 1,101 |
| Pass rate | 59.2% | −2.6% | 61.9% |
| Shotgun rate | 42.0% | −18.7% | 60.7% |
| Explosive rate | 13.2% | +0.3% | 12.9% |
| Success rate | 44.2% | −2.3% | 46.5% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 48.5% | −19.3% | 67.8% |
| 12 personnel | 15.3% | −1.9% | 17.3% |
| 21 personnel | 21.1% | +13.0% | 8.1% |
| 13 personnel | 0.0% | −1.6% | 1.6% |
| 22 personnel | 6.3% | +2.9% | 3.5% |
| 10 personnel | 3.0% | +3.0% | 0.0% |
| 20 personnel | 4.5% | +4.5% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 1.1% | −0.6% | 1.7% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
New England Patriots · 2016
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 377 |
|---|---|
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 182 |
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 134 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 98 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 71 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 69 |
| 22 personnel → I_Form | 43 |
| 20 personnel → Shotgun | 32 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 29 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 26 |
| 22 personnel → Jumbo | 22 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 21 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 20 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 20 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 18 |
| 20 personnel → I_Form | 15 |
| 22 personnel → Singleback | 14 |
| 10 personnel → Empty | 13 |
| Other → Jumbo | 11 |
| 20 personnel → Empty | 7 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 5 |
| 21 personnel → Unknown | 5 |
| 10 personnel → Singleback | 4 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 3 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 3 |
| 20 personnel → Singleback | 3 |
| 21 personnel → Jumbo | 3 |
| Other → Empty | 3 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 2 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 2 |
| 10 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 1 |
| 22 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Unknown → Empty | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 420 |
| I_Form → Run | 197 |
| Singleback → Run | 152 |
| Empty → Pass | 136 |
| Singleback → Pass | 121 |
| Shotgun → Run | 109 |
| I_Form → Pass | 47 |
| Jumbo → Run | 33 |
| Pistol → Pass | 12 |
| Pistol → Run | 12 |
| Unknown → Run | 8 |
| Unknown → Pass | 7 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 3 |
| Other → Run | 2 |
| Empty → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 384 |
| Run → Failure | 319 |
| Pass → Success | 238 |
| Run → Success | 153 |
| Pass → Explosive | 124 |
| Run → Explosive | 42 |
Dallas Cowboys · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 599 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 144 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 139 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 66 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 46 |
| 22 personnel → Under Center | 36 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 16 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 12 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 11 |
| Other → Under Center | 9 |
| Other → Shotgun | 8 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 2 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 2 |
| Other → Pistol | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 527 |
| Under Center → Run | 267 |
| Under Center → Pass | 143 |
| Shotgun → Run | 141 |
| Pistol → Run | 11 |
| Pistol → Pass | 10 |
| Unknown → Pass | 1 |
| Unknown → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 352 |
| Run → Failure | 237 |
| Pass → Success | 226 |
| Run → Success | 144 |
| Pass → Explosive | 103 |
| Run → Explosive | 39 |