TEAM FINGERPRINT

Chicago Bears

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.

928

Plays

57%

Pass rate

13%

Explosive

38%

Success

NGS

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How Chicago Bears ran their offense · 2017 · 928 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	315
12 personnel → Singleback	142
21 personnel → I_Form	89
21 personnel → Shotgun	67
11 personnel → Singleback	53
13 personnel → Singleback	41
22 personnel → I_Form	35
12 personnel → Shotgun	34
11 personnel → Empty	26
21 personnel → Singleback	23
12 personnel → I_Form	11
21 personnel → Pistol	11
12 personnel → Empty	10
31 personnel → I_Form	8
12 personnel → Unknown	7
23 personnel → Other	7
21 personnel → Empty	6
22 personnel → Singleback	6
11 personnel → I_Form	5
12 personnel → Pistol	4
21 personnel → Other	4
13 personnel → I_Form	2
21 personnel → Unknown	2
22 personnel → Pistol	2
22 personnel → Shotgun	2
31 personnel → Shotgun	2
Other → Other	2
Other → Shotgun	2
11 personnel → Pistol	1
13 personnel → Empty	1
13 personnel → Shotgun	1
22 personnel → Other	1
23 personnel → I_Form	1
23 personnel → Shotgun	1
23 personnel → Singleback	1
31 personnel → Pistol	1
Other → I_Form	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	372
Singleback → Run	201
I_Form → Run	114
Singleback → Pass	65
Shotgun → Run	52
Empty → Pass	42
I_Form → Pass	38
Pistol → Run	12
Other → Run	11
Pistol → Pass	7
Unknown → Pass	6
Unknown → Run	4
Other → Pass	3
Empty → Run	1
Pass → Failure	321
Run → Failure	251
Pass → Success	139
Run → Success	100
Pass → Explosive	73
Run → Explosive	44

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.