TEAM FINGERPRINT

New Orleans Saints

The 2019 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.

1,040

Plays

63%

Pass rate

14%

Explosive

47%

Success

NGS

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How New Orleans Saints ran their offense · 2019 · 1,040 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	363
11 personnel → Singleback	206
21 personnel → I_Form	100
11 personnel → Empty	57
12 personnel → Singleback	53
21 personnel → Shotgun	43
12 personnel → Shotgun	39
12 personnel → Empty	19
22 personnel → I_Form	17
11 personnel → I_Form	14
11 personnel → Pistol	13
21 personnel → Singleback	13
12 personnel → I_Form	11
20 personnel → I_Form	10
10 personnel → Singleback	9
21 personnel → Empty	9
22 personnel → Jumbo	9
10 personnel → Shotgun	8
21 personnel → Pistol	8
22 personnel → Singleback	6
12 personnel → Jumbo	5
21 personnel → Jumbo	5
20 personnel → Shotgun	4
Other → Empty	4
11 personnel → Jumbo	2
20 personnel → Empty	2
22 personnel → Shotgun	2
Unknown → Unknown	2
10 personnel → I_Form	1
11 personnel → Other	1
12 personnel → Pistol	1
20 personnel → Singleback	1
22 personnel → Empty	1
Other → Shotgun	1
Other → Singleback	1
Shotgun → Pass	393
Singleback → Run	182
Singleback → Pass	107
I_Form → Run	101
Empty → Pass	83
Shotgun → Run	67
I_Form → Pass	52
Jumbo → Run	17
Pistol → Pass	12
Pistol → Run	10
Empty → Run	9
Jumbo → Pass	4
Unknown → Pass	2
Other → Run	1
Pass → Failure	322
Pass → Success	225
Run → Failure	225
Run → Success	120
Pass → Explosive	106
Run → Explosive	42

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.