TEAM FINGERPRINT

Dallas Cowboys

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.

1,128

Plays

60%

Pass rate

13%

Explosive

44%

Success

NGS

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How Dallas Cowboys ran their offense · 2018 · 1,128 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	522
11 personnel → Singleback	153
12 personnel → Singleback	118
21 personnel → I_Form	67
11 personnel → Empty	63
13 personnel → Singleback	40
12 personnel → Shotgun	31
11 personnel → Unknown	19
Other → Empty	18
22 personnel → I_Form	16
11 personnel → I_Form	10
12 personnel → I_Form	10
10 personnel → Shotgun	9
21 personnel → Shotgun	9
22 personnel → Other	7
Unknown → Singleback	6
11 personnel → Other	5
12 personnel → Empty	5
10 personnel → Singleback	2
13 personnel → Empty	2
13 personnel → Shotgun	2
21 personnel → Empty	2
22 personnel → Singleback	2
Other → Shotgun	2
Unknown → Shotgun	2
10 personnel → Empty	1
12 personnel → Other	1
21 personnel → Singleback	1
21 personnel → Unknown	1
Other → Other	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	452
Singleback → Run	233
Shotgun → Run	125
Empty → Pass	90
Singleback → Pass	89
I_Form → Run	67
I_Form → Pass	36
Other → Run	11
Unknown → Run	11
Unknown → Pass	10
Other → Pass	3
Empty → Run	1
Pass → Failure	373
Run → Failure	263
Pass → Success	219
Run → Success	128
Pass → Explosive	88
Run → Explosive	57

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.