TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
New England Patriots 2020 vs San Francisco 49ers 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 2020 minus San Francisco 49ers 2025
| Metric | NE | Shift | SF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 965 | — | 1,175 |
| Pass rate | 51.7% | −7.7% | 59.4% |
| Shotgun rate | 48.3% | −4.1% | 52.4% |
| Explosive rate | 13.4% | +1.9% | 11.5% |
| Success rate | 46.1% | −1.5% | 47.7% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 53.9% | +10.4% | 43.5% |
| 12 personnel | 2.2% | −8.5% | 10.7% |
| 21 personnel | 37.9% | +0.7% | 37.3% |
| 22 personnel | 0.0% | −7.6% | 7.6% |
| 20 personnel | 4.8% | +4.8% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 1.2% | +0.3% | 0.9% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
New England Patriots · 2020
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 335 |
|---|---|
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 246 |
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 143 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 73 |
| 20 personnel → Shotgun | 38 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 33 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 28 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 12 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 9 |
| Other → Shotgun | 8 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 6 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 5 |
| 20 personnel → I_Form | 5 |
| 21 personnel → Other | 4 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 3 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 2 |
| 20 personnel → Empty | 2 |
| Other → I_Form | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 20 personnel → Singleback | 1 |
| Other → Empty | 1 |
| Other → Other | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 330 |
| I_Form → Run | 192 |
| Shotgun → Run | 136 |
| Singleback → Run | 109 |
| Singleback → Pass | 77 |
| I_Form → Pass | 67 |
| Empty → Pass | 17 |
| Empty → Run | 17 |
| Pistol → Pass | 6 |
| Pistol → Run | 6 |
| Other → Run | 5 |
| Other → Pass | 1 |
| Unknown → Pass | 1 |
| Unknown → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 272 |
| Run → Failure | 248 |
| Run → Success | 165 |
| Pass → Success | 151 |
| Pass → Explosive | 76 |
| Run → Explosive | 53 |
San Francisco 49ers · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 395 |
|---|---|
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 260 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 164 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 108 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 88 |
| 22 personnel → Under Center | 67 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 35 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 20 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 14 |
| Other → Under Center | 9 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 3 |
| 22 personnel → Pistol | 2 |
| Other → Shotgun | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 511 |
| Under Center → Run | 354 |
| Under Center → Pass | 178 |
| Shotgun → Run | 105 |
| Pistol → Run | 17 |
| Pistol → Pass | 9 |
| Unknown → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 337 |
| Run → Failure | 278 |
| Pass → Success | 263 |
| Run → Success | 162 |
| Pass → Explosive | 98 |
| Run → Explosive | 37 |