TEAM FINGERPRINT

Pittsburgh Steelers

The 2021 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.

1,161

Plays

65%

Pass rate

10%

Explosive

39%

Success

NGS

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How Pittsburgh Steelers ran their offense · 2021 · 1,161 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	638
12 personnel → Singleback	95
11 personnel → Empty	87
11 personnel → Singleback	83
12 personnel → Shotgun	74
11 personnel → Pistol	46
21 personnel → Singleback	22
12 personnel → Empty	16
12 personnel → Jumbo	12
22 personnel → Jumbo	12
20 personnel → Shotgun	10
13 personnel → Singleback	9
11 personnel → Unknown	8
11 personnel → I_Form	6
13 personnel → Shotgun	6
22 personnel → Singleback	6
Other → Jumbo	4
12 personnel → I_Form	3
12 personnel → Pistol	3
20 personnel → Singleback	3
21 personnel → Shotgun	3
22 personnel → Empty	3
Other → Empty	3
20 personnel → I_Form	2
22 personnel → I_Form	2
Other → Shotgun	2
21 personnel → I_Form	1
21 personnel → Pistol	1
Unknown → Unknown	1
Shotgun → Pass	555
Shotgun → Run	178
Singleback → Run	167
Empty → Pass	109
Singleback → Pass	51
Jumbo → Run	26
Pistol → Run	26
Pistol → Pass	24
I_Form → Run	13
Unknown → Pass	9
Jumbo → Pass	2
I_Form → Pass	1
Pass → Failure	451
Run → Failure	255
Pass → Success	224
Run → Success	115
Pass → Explosive	76
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.