TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
New Orleans Saints 2025 vs Detroit Lions 2023
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 2025 minus Detroit Lions 2023
| Metric | NO | Shift | DET |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,061 | — | 1,303 |
| Pass rate | 63.1% | +4.9% | 58.3% |
| Shotgun rate | 76.4% | +21.3% | 55.1% |
| Explosive rate | 10.0% | −4.3% | 14.3% |
| Success rate | 42.0% | −4.9% | 47.0% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 74.6% | +9.8% | 64.9% |
| 12 personnel | 16.5% | −6.4% | 22.9% |
| 21 personnel | 0.0% | −4.8% | 4.8% |
| 13 personnel | 3.6% | −0.2% | 3.8% |
| 02 personnel | 1.1% | +1.1% | 0.0% |
| 03 personnel | 1.9% | +1.9% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 2.2% | −0.1% | 2.2% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
New Orleans Saints · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 690 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 87 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 82 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 79 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 28 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 15 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 14 |
| Other → Shotgun | 14 |
| 03 personnel → Under Center | 11 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 10 |
| 03 personnel → Shotgun | 9 |
| 02 personnel → Under Center | 7 |
| Other → Under Center | 7 |
| 02 personnel → Shotgun | 5 |
| Other → Pistol | 2 |
| Unknown → Shotgun | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 604 |
| Shotgun → Run | 207 |
| Under Center → Run | 161 |
| Under Center → Pass | 58 |
| Pistol → Run | 23 |
| Pistol → Pass | 8 |
| Pass → Failure | 367 |
| Run → Failure | 248 |
| Pass → Success | 224 |
| Run → Success | 116 |
| Pass → Explosive | 79 |
| Run → Explosive | 27 |
Detroit Lions · 2023
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 570 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 258 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 199 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 94 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 45 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 33 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 17 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 16 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 16 |
| Other → Shotgun | 16 |
| Other → Under Center | 12 |
| Unknown → Under Center | 12 |
| Unknown → Shotgun | 5 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 4 |
| Unknown → Pistol | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Other → Pistol | 1 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 570 |
| Under Center → Run | 373 |
| Under Center → Pass | 186 |
| Shotgun → Run | 148 |
| Pistol → Run | 21 |
| Pistol → Pass | 2 |
| Unknown → Run | 2 |
| Unknown → Pass | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 382 |
| Run → Failure | 309 |
| Pass → Success | 261 |
| Run → Success | 165 |
| Pass → Explosive | 116 |
| Run → Explosive | 70 |