TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
New Orleans Saints 2016 vs Cincinnati Bengals 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 Orleans Saints 2016 minus Cincinnati Bengals 2025
| Metric | NO | Shift | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,086 | — | 1,044 |
| Pass rate | 64.2% | −1.6% | 65.8% |
| Shotgun rate | 40.6% | −39.1% | 79.7% |
| Explosive rate | 13.6% | +1.8% | 11.9% |
| Success rate | 48.2% | +2.7% | 45.5% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 62.8% | −2.4% | 65.2% |
| 12 personnel | 12.9% | −17.4% | 30.3% |
| 21 personnel | 12.0% | +10.1% | 1.9% |
| 13 personnel | 1.1% | +1.1% | 0.0% |
| 22 personnel | 3.2% | +3.2% | 0.0% |
| 10 personnel | 4.1% | +4.1% | 0.0% |
| 20 personnel | 3.2% | +3.2% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 0.7% | −1.8% | 2.6% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
New Orleans Saints · 2016
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 353 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 202 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 100 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 86 |
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 81 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 26 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 25 |
| 10 personnel → Singleback | 22 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 20 |
| 20 personnel → I_Form | 19 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 16 |
| 22 personnel → Jumbo | 15 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 12 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 11 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 10 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 9 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 8 |
| 20 personnel → Shotgun | 8 |
| 22 personnel → I_Form | 7 |
| 20 personnel → Singleback | 6 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 6 |
| Other → Empty | 6 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 5 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 5 |
| 12 personnel → Jumbo | 4 |
| 22 personnel → Singleback | 4 |
| 22 personnel → Empty | 3 |
| 10 personnel → Pistol | 2 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 2 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 2 |
| 20 personnel → Empty | 2 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Jumbo | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 13 personnel → Empty | 1 |
| 13 personnel → I_Form | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Other → Shotgun | 1 |
| Other → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 374 |
| Singleback → Run | 219 |
| Empty → Pass | 137 |
| Singleback → Pass | 121 |
| I_Form → Run | 76 |
| Shotgun → Run | 67 |
| I_Form → Pass | 48 |
| Jumbo → Run | 18 |
| Pistol → Pass | 9 |
| Pistol → Run | 7 |
| Unknown → Pass | 6 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 2 |
| Unknown → Run | 2 |
| Pass → Failure | 339 |
| Pass → Success | 247 |
| Run → Failure | 224 |
| Run → Success | 128 |
| Pass → Explosive | 111 |
| Run → Explosive | 37 |
Cincinnati Bengals · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 600 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 200 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 100 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 68 |
| Other → Shotgun | 23 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 16 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 13 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 9 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 9 |
| Other → Under Center | 4 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 2 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 624 |
| Shotgun → Run | 208 |
| Under Center → Run | 132 |
| Under Center → Pass | 49 |
| Pistol → Run | 17 |
| Pistol → Pass | 14 |
| Pass → Failure | 374 |
| Pass → Success | 223 |
| Run → Failure | 195 |
| Run → Success | 128 |
| Pass → Explosive | 90 |
| Run → Explosive | 34 |