TEAM FINGERPRINT

Houston Texans

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.

1,188

Plays

59%

Pass rate

10%

Explosive

40%

Success

NGS

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How Houston Texans ran their offense · 2016 · 1,188 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	573
11 personnel → Singleback	111
21 personnel → I_Form	92
12 personnel → Singleback	90
12 personnel → Shotgun	71
11 personnel → Empty	39
22 personnel → I_Form	35
20 personnel → I_Form	28
12 personnel → Empty	21
11 personnel → Pistol	15
10 personnel → Shotgun	14
22 personnel → Jumbo	12
12 personnel → Pistol	11
10 personnel → Singleback	9
12 personnel → I_Form	8
21 personnel → Shotgun	8
Other → Empty	8
Other → Singleback	7
11 personnel → I_Form	6
21 personnel → Empty	5
21 personnel → Singleback	5
11 personnel → Unknown	4
20 personnel → Shotgun	3
Other → Shotgun	3
11 personnel → Other	2
12 personnel → Unknown	2
21 personnel → Pistol	2
Other → I_Form	2
10 personnel → Empty	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	486
Shotgun → Run	186
Singleback → Run	135
I_Form → Run	132
Singleback → Pass	87
Empty → Pass	72
I_Form → Pass	39
Pistol → Run	16
Pistol → Pass	12
Jumbo → Run	9
Unknown → Run	4
Jumbo → Pass	3
Unknown → Pass	3
Empty → Run	2
Other → Run	2
Pass → Failure	389
Run → Failure	319
Pass → Success	235
Run → Success	124
Pass → Explosive	78
Run → Explosive	43

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.