TEAM FINGERPRINT

New Orleans Saints

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.

1,116

Plays

57%

Pass rate

14%

Explosive

49%

Success

NGS

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How New Orleans Saints ran their offense · 2018 · 1,116 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	340
11 personnel → Singleback	210
12 personnel → Singleback	95
11 personnel → Empty	72
21 personnel → I_Form	66
22 personnel → I_Form	47
21 personnel → Singleback	41
12 personnel → Shotgun	37
21 personnel → Shotgun	35
10 personnel → Shotgun	22
12 personnel → Empty	15
13 personnel → Singleback	15
22 personnel → Jumbo	15
21 personnel → Empty	14
13 personnel → Shotgun	9
20 personnel → Shotgun	9
11 personnel → I_Form	7
20 personnel → I_Form	6
10 personnel → Singleback	5
11 personnel → Unknown	5
12 personnel → I_Form	5
10 personnel → Empty	4
20 personnel → Empty	4
22 personnel → Shotgun	4
11 personnel → Jumbo	3
11 personnel → Other	3
12 personnel → Jumbo	3
22 personnel → Singleback	3
Other → I_Form	3
Other → Jumbo	3
Unknown → Unknown	3
20 personnel → Singleback	2
22 personnel → Other	2
12 personnel → Other	1
20 personnel → Unknown	1
21 personnel → Jumbo	1
21 personnel → Other	1
21 personnel → Unknown	1
22 personnel → Empty	1
22 personnel → Unknown	1
Other → Other	1
Other → Singleback	1
Shotgun → Pass	354
Singleback → Run	253
Singleback → Pass	119
Empty → Pass	108
Shotgun → Run	102
I_Form → Run	99
I_Form → Pass	35
Jumbo → Run	21
Unknown → Pass	6
Other → Pass	5
Unknown → Run	5
Jumbo → Pass	4
Other → Run	3
Empty → Run	2
Pass → Failure	293
Run → Failure	281
Pass → Success	233
Run → Success	154
Pass → Explosive	105
Run → Explosive	50

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.