TEAM FINGERPRINT

Houston Texans

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.

1,092

Plays

62%

Pass rate

13%

Explosive

44%

Success

NGS

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How Houston Texans ran their offense · 2018 · 1,092 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	420
12 personnel → Singleback	195
12 personnel → Shotgun	105
12 personnel → Empty	88
11 personnel → Empty	53
11 personnel → Singleback	48
21 personnel → Shotgun	45
12 personnel → I_Form	25
13 personnel → Singleback	21
12 personnel → Pistol	17
11 personnel → Pistol	13
20 personnel → Shotgun	13
Other → Shotgun	11
21 personnel → Singleback	10
13 personnel → I_Form	6
11 personnel → Unknown	5
11 personnel → I_Form	4
21 personnel → Empty	4
13 personnel → Pistol	2
13 personnel → Shotgun	2
Other → I_Form	2
11 personnel → Other	1
12 personnel → Unknown	1
Other → Singleback	1
Shotgun → Pass	430
Singleback → Run	190
Shotgun → Run	166
Empty → Pass	144
Singleback → Pass	85
Pistol → Run	30
I_Form → Run	26
I_Form → Pass	11
Unknown → Pass	5
Pistol → Pass	2
Empty → Run	1
Other → Run	1
Unknown → Run	1
Pass → Failure	348
Run → Failure	268
Pass → Success	231
Run → Success	107
Pass → Explosive	98
Run → Explosive	40

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.