TEAM FINGERPRINT

Cincinnati Bengals

The 2018 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.

929

Plays

64%

Pass rate

14%

Explosive

42%

Success

NGS

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How Cincinnati Bengals ran their offense · 2018 · 929 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	467
11 personnel → Singleback	150
12 personnel → Singleback	95
11 personnel → Empty	53
12 personnel → Shotgun	45
21 personnel → Shotgun	24
12 personnel → I_Form	17
13 personnel → Singleback	13
12 personnel → Jumbo	11
Other → Shotgun	9
13 personnel → I_Form	8
11 personnel → Other	5
12 personnel → Empty	5
11 personnel → Unknown	3
21 personnel → Singleback	3
Other → Empty	3
Other → I_Form	3
11 personnel → I_Form	2
12 personnel → Other	2
21 personnel → Empty	2
21 personnel → I_Form	2
Other → Singleback	2
Unknown → Unknown	2
11 personnel → Jumbo	1
13 personnel → Shotgun	1
Other → Jumbo	1
Shotgun → Pass	420
Singleback → Run	165
Shotgun → Run	126
Singleback → Pass	98
Empty → Pass	62
I_Form → Run	23
Jumbo → Run	10
I_Form → Pass	9
Other → Pass	5
Jumbo → Pass	3
Unknown → Run	3
Other → Run	2
Unknown → Pass	2
Empty → Run	1
Pass → Failure	331
Run → Failure	204
Pass → Success	182
Pass → Explosive	86
Run → Success	82
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.