TEAM FINGERPRINT

Kansas City Chiefs

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.

1,018

Plays

62%

Pass rate

13%

Explosive

42%

Success

NGS

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How Kansas City Chiefs ran their offense · 2016 · 1,018 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	404
12 personnel → Shotgun	111
21 personnel → I_Form	72
12 personnel → Singleback	67
11 personnel → Singleback	55
13 personnel → Singleback	52
13 personnel → Shotgun	31
11 personnel → Empty	21
21 personnel → Singleback	19
22 personnel → I_Form	17
01 personnel → Shotgun	15
03 personnel → Empty	15
12 personnel → Empty	12
02 personnel → Empty	10
21 personnel → Shotgun	9
01 personnel → Empty	7
13 personnel → Pistol	7
11 personnel → Pistol	6
21 personnel → Empty	6
11 personnel → I_Form	5
11 personnel → Other	5
11 personnel → Unknown	5
20 personnel → I_Form	5
21 personnel → Jumbo	5
22 personnel → Singleback	5
12 personnel → Pistol	4
13 personnel → Jumbo	4
21 personnel → Pistol	4
03 personnel → Singleback	3
13 personnel → Empty	3
20 personnel → Empty	3
20 personnel → Pistol	3
20 personnel → Shotgun	3
22 personnel → Jumbo	3
22 personnel → Shotgun	3
01 personnel → Singleback	2
03 personnel → Pistol	2
03 personnel → Shotgun	2
12 personnel → Jumbo	2
01 personnel → Pistol	1
02 personnel → Shotgun	1
12 personnel → I_Form	1
12 personnel → Other	1
12 personnel → Unknown	1
13 personnel → Unknown	1
Other → Other	1
Other → Pistol	1
Other → Shotgun	1
Other → Unknown	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	443
Singleback → Run	140
Shotgun → Run	137
Empty → Pass	76
I_Form → Run	69
Singleback → Pass	63
I_Form → Pass	31
Pistol → Pass	14
Pistol → Run	14
Jumbo → Run	12
Other → Run	6
Unknown → Pass	5
Unknown → Run	4
Jumbo → Pass	2
Empty → Run	1
Other → Pass	1
Pass → Failure	350
Run → Failure	237
Pass → Success	193
Run → Success	109
Pass → Explosive	92
Run → Explosive	37

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.