TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
New England Patriots 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 New England Patriots 2021 minus Pittsburgh Steelers 2025
| Metric | NE | Shift | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,093 | — | 1,030 |
| Pass rate | 56.6% | −4.5% | 61.2% |
| Shotgun rate | 43.0% | −22.6% | 65.6% |
| Explosive rate | 14.9% | +3.1% | 11.8% |
| Success rate | 47.8% | +4.7% | 43.1% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 56.7% | +6.3% | 50.4% |
| 12 personnel | 13.7% | −18.7% | 32.4% |
| 21 personnel | 23.5% | +21.2% | 2.3% |
| 13 personnel | 0.0% | −12.8% | 12.8% |
| 22 personnel | 4.4% | +4.4% | 0.0% |
| 20 personnel | 1.2% | +1.2% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 0.5% | −1.3% | 1.7% |
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 |
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 |