TEAM FINGERPRINT

Houston Texans

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.

1,021

Plays

59%

Pass rate

11%

Explosive

39%

Success

NGS

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How Houston Texans ran their offense · 2017 · 1,021 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	414
11 personnel → Singleback	92
21 personnel → Shotgun	68
12 personnel → Singleback	64
20 personnel → Shotgun	53
11 personnel → Empty	52
10 personnel → Singleback	51
20 personnel → I_Form	38
12 personnel → Shotgun	35
21 personnel → I_Form	34
10 personnel → Shotgun	23
21 personnel → Empty	18
12 personnel → Empty	15
21 personnel → Singleback	12
11 personnel → Pistol	8
11 personnel → Unknown	8
20 personnel → Singleback	7
21 personnel → Pistol	7
11 personnel → I_Form	5
12 personnel → Pistol	5
10 personnel → Other	2
12 personnel → Other	2
21 personnel → Unknown	2
12 personnel → I_Form	1
12 personnel → Unknown	1
20 personnel → Other	1
20 personnel → Pistol	1
Other → Empty	1
Other → Singleback	1
Shotgun → Pass	409
Shotgun → Run	184
Singleback → Run	153
Empty → Pass	83
Singleback → Pass	74
I_Form → Run	57
I_Form → Pass	21
Pistol → Run	15
Unknown → Pass	10
Pistol → Pass	6
Other → Run	5
Empty → Run	3
Unknown → Run	1
Pass → Failure	351
Run → Failure	271
Pass → Success	168
Run → Success	117
Pass → Explosive	84
Run → Explosive	30

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.