TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
New England Patriots 2021 vs Detroit Lions 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 2021 minus Detroit Lions 2025
| Metric | NE | Shift | DET |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,093 | — | 1,050 |
| Pass rate | 56.6% | −2.8% | 59.4% |
| Shotgun rate | 43.0% | −8.4% | 51.4% |
| Explosive rate | 14.9% | +0.3% | 14.6% |
| Success rate | 47.8% | +2.5% | 45.2% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 56.7% | −5.5% | 62.2% |
| 12 personnel | 13.7% | −11.5% | 25.2% |
| 21 personnel | 23.5% | +20.2% | 3.3% |
| 13 personnel | 0.0% | −5.0% | 5.0% |
| 22 personnel | 4.4% | +4.4% | 0.0% |
| 10 personnel | 0.0% | −1.9% | 1.9% |
| 20 personnel | 1.2% | −0.9% | 2.1% |
| Other personnel | 0.5% | +0.3% | 0.2% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
New England Patriots · 2021
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 391 |
|---|---|
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 183 |
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 162 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 98 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 39 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 37 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 36 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 26 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 18 |
| 22 personnel → Jumbo | 16 |
| 22 personnel → I_Form | 15 |
| 22 personnel → Singleback | 14 |
| 20 personnel → I_Form | 10 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 6 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 6 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 5 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 4 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 4 |
| 21 personnel → Jumbo | 4 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 3 |
| 21 personnel → Other | 3 |
| Other → Shotgun | 3 |
| 20 personnel → Shotgun | 2 |
| 22 personnel → Other | 2 |
| Other → Other | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Jumbo | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 20 personnel → Singleback | 1 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 384 |
| Singleback → Run | 184 |
| I_Form → Run | 177 |
| Singleback → Pass | 117 |
| Shotgun → Run | 86 |
| I_Form → Pass | 55 |
| Empty → Pass | 48 |
| Jumbo → Run | 19 |
| Other → Pass | 8 |
| Other → Run | 6 |
| Unknown → Pass | 5 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 2 |
| Unknown → Run | 2 |
| Pass → Failure | 317 |
| Run → Failure | 254 |
| Pass → Success | 201 |
| Run → Success | 158 |
| Pass → Explosive | 101 |
| Run → Explosive | 62 |
Detroit Lions · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 443 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 213 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 209 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 51 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 48 |
| 20 personnel → Shotgun | 21 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 17 |
| 10 personnel → Under Center | 16 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 16 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 4 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 3 |
| 21 personnel → Other | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 13 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 20 personnel → Other | 1 |
| Other → Shotgun | 1 |
| Other → Under Center | 1 |
| Unknown → Shotgun | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 455 |
| Under Center → Run | 337 |
| Under Center → Pass | 167 |
| Shotgun → Run | 85 |
| Other → Run | 3 |
| Other → Pass | 2 |
| Unknown → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 322 |
| Run → Failure | 253 |
| Pass → Success | 191 |
| Run → Success | 131 |
| Pass → Explosive | 111 |
| Run → Explosive | 42 |