TEAM FINGERPRINT

New England Patriots

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.

1,286

Plays

56%

Pass rate

16%

Explosive

47%

Success

NGS

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How New England Patriots ran their offense · 2018 · 1,286 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	374
21 personnel → I_Form	255
11 personnel → Singleback	206
11 personnel → Empty	74
21 personnel → Shotgun	64
22 personnel → I_Form	61
12 personnel → Singleback	47
11 personnel → I_Form	33
22 personnel → Jumbo	26
21 personnel → Singleback	20
21 personnel → Empty	18
12 personnel → Shotgun	15
Other → Shotgun	12
10 personnel → Shotgun	11
12 personnel → I_Form	9
Other → Singleback	9
11 personnel → Other	6
Other → Empty	6
Other → Jumbo	6
10 personnel → Empty	5
22 personnel → Empty	5
22 personnel → Singleback	5
22 personnel → Shotgun	4
12 personnel → Empty	3
21 personnel → Jumbo	3
12 personnel → Jumbo	2
12 personnel → Unknown	2
21 personnel → Unknown	2
11 personnel → Unknown	1
12 personnel → Other	1
Other → I_Form	1
Shotgun → Pass	405
I_Form → Run	283
Singleback → Run	163
Singleback → Pass	124
Empty → Pass	109
I_Form → Pass	76
Shotgun → Run	75
Jumbo → Run	35
Other → Pass	4
Unknown → Pass	4
Other → Run	3
Empty → Run	2
Jumbo → Pass	2
Unknown → Run	1
Pass → Failure	350
Run → Failure	330
Pass → Success	245
Run → Success	156
Pass → Explosive	129
Run → Explosive	76

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.