TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 vs Buffalo Bills 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 Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 minus Buffalo Bills 2025
| Metric | PIT | Shift | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,041 | — | 1,194 |
| Pass rate | 69.5% | +13.5% | 56.0% |
| Shotgun rate | 60.5% | +10.8% | 49.7% |
| Explosive rate | 13.2% | −2.2% | 15.3% |
| Success rate | 47.2% | −1.7% | 48.8% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 69.5% | +7.2% | 62.3% |
| 12 personnel | 8.8% | −2.6% | 11.5% |
| 21 personnel | 4.2% | −4.7% | 8.9% |
| 13 personnel | 2.6% | −2.7% | 5.3% |
| 22 personnel | 4.6% | −6.4% | 11.0% |
| 01 personnel | 6.6% | +6.6% | 0.0% |
| 00 personnel | 3.1% | +3.1% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 0.3% | −0.8% | 1.1% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Pittsburgh Steelers · 2018
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 563 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Empty | 98 |
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 57 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 52 |
| 01 personnel → Empty | 47 |
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 40 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 27 |
| 22 personnel → I_Form | 25 |
| 01 personnel → Shotgun | 22 |
| 00 personnel → Empty | 19 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 16 |
| 22 personnel → Jumbo | 13 |
| 00 personnel → Shotgun | 12 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 10 |
| 13 personnel → Empty | 9 |
| 22 personnel → Empty | 6 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 5 |
| Other → Shotgun | 3 |
| 12 personnel → Other | 2 |
| 21 personnel → Unknown | 2 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 2 |
| 22 personnel → Singleback | 2 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 2 |
| 00 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 1 |
| 13 personnel → I_Form | 1 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Jumbo | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Other | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 470 |
| Empty → Pass | 189 |
| Shotgun → Run | 160 |
| Singleback → Run | 82 |
| I_Form → Run | 58 |
| Singleback → Pass | 45 |
| Jumbo → Run | 11 |
| I_Form → Pass | 9 |
| Unknown → Pass | 7 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 3 |
| Other → Run | 3 |
| Unknown → Run | 3 |
| Other → Pass | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 364 |
| Pass → Success | 259 |
| Run → Failure | 186 |
| Pass → Explosive | 101 |
| Run → Success | 95 |
| Run → Explosive | 36 |
Buffalo Bills · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 510 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 227 |
| 22 personnel → Under Center | 123 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 92 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 83 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 57 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 43 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 16 |
| Other → Shotgun | 11 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 8 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 6 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 6 |
| Other → Under Center | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 488 |
| Under Center → Run | 413 |
| Under Center → Pass | 171 |
| Shotgun → Run | 106 |
| Pistol → Pass | 10 |
| Pistol → Run | 4 |
| Unknown → Run | 2 |
| Pass → Failure | 338 |
| Run → Failure | 273 |
| Pass → Success | 210 |
| Run → Success | 190 |
| Pass → Explosive | 121 |
| Run → Explosive | 62 |