TEAM FINGERPRINT

Atlanta Falcons

The 2016 offense as a single flow — from who was on the field, to how they lined up, to run or pass, to what it got them. Every snap is counted, not modeled; the shape of the ribbon is the identity of the offense.

1,161

Plays

60%

Pass rate

17%

Explosive

50%

Success

NGS

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How Atlanta Falcons ran their offense · 2016 · 1,161 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	321
21 personnel → I_Form	237
12 personnel → Singleback	161
11 personnel → Singleback	136
13 personnel → Singleback	65
11 personnel → Empty	52
22 personnel → I_Form	33
21 personnel → Singleback	18
21 personnel → Shotgun	17
13 personnel → Empty	16
11 personnel → I_Form	14
12 personnel → Empty	13
12 personnel → Shotgun	13
21 personnel → Empty	13
21 personnel → Pistol	13
Other → Shotgun	9
22 personnel → Other	8
13 personnel → I_Form	4
11 personnel → Pistol	3
11 personnel → Unknown	3
11 personnel → Other	2
12 personnel → I_Form	2
Other → Empty	2
12 personnel → Other	1
12 personnel → Pistol	1
13 personnel → Unknown	1
21 personnel → Unknown	1
Other → I_Form	1
Other → Other	1
Shotgun → Pass	307
Singleback → Run	208
I_Form → Run	185
Singleback → Pass	172
I_Form → Pass	106
Empty → Pass	95
Shotgun → Run	53
Pistol → Pass	10
Other → Run	9
Pistol → Run	7
Unknown → Pass	4
Other → Pass	3
Empty → Run	1
Unknown → Run	1
Pass → Failure	317
Run → Failure	268
Pass → Success	229
Pass → Explosive	151
Run → Success	145
Run → Explosive	51

Each ribbon is a band of plays flowing left to right through the four decisions of a snap. Width is how many plays; color is how efficient they were (mean EPA per play). Hover any ribbon or block for its play count, share of the offense, EPA and success rate.