TEAM FINGERPRINT

Atlanta Falcons

The 2017 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.

1,099

Plays

58%

Pass rate

14%

Explosive

44%

Success

NGS

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How Atlanta Falcons ran their offense · 2017 · 1,099 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	303
12 personnel → Singleback	208
11 personnel → Singleback	162
21 personnel → I_Form	156
11 personnel → Empty	56
10 personnel → Shotgun	23
22 personnel → I_Form	23
20 personnel → I_Form	21
12 personnel → Shotgun	15
13 personnel → Singleback	15
21 personnel → Shotgun	12
20 personnel → Shotgun	10
21 personnel → Singleback	10
12 personnel → Empty	8
20 personnel → Empty	8
12 personnel → Jumbo	7
21 personnel → Empty	7
11 personnel → I_Form	5
11 personnel → Other	5
11 personnel → Pistol	5
10 personnel → Empty	4
21 personnel → Pistol	4
12 personnel → Pistol	3
22 personnel → Jumbo	3
Other → Empty	3
10 personnel → Singleback	2
13 personnel → Empty	2
13 personnel → Jumbo	2
21 personnel → Other	2
21 personnel → Unknown	2
22 personnel → Singleback	2
10 personnel → Pistol	1
11 personnel → Unknown	1
12 personnel → I_Form	1
12 personnel → Unknown	1
13 personnel → Shotgun	1
20 personnel → Pistol	1
20 personnel → Unknown	1
21 personnel → Jumbo	1
22 personnel → Empty	1
Other → Other	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	313
Singleback → Run	247
Singleback → Pass	152
I_Form → Run	128
Empty → Pass	88
I_Form → Pass	78
Shotgun → Run	51
Jumbo → Run	9
Pistol → Run	9
Other → Run	7
Pistol → Pass	5
Unknown → Run	5
Jumbo → Pass	4
Empty → Run	1
Other → Pass	1
Unknown → Pass	1
Pass → Failure	329
Run → Failure	287
Pass → Success	204
Run → Success	121
Pass → Explosive	109
Run → Explosive	49

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.