TEAM FINGERPRINT

San Francisco 49ers

The 2017 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.

1,045

Plays

64%

Pass rate

13%

Explosive

41%

Success

NGS

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How San Francisco 49ers ran their offense · 2017 · 1,045 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
11 personnel → Shotgun	315
21 personnel → I_Form	249
12 personnel → Singleback	109
11 personnel → Singleback	95
11 personnel → Empty	59
21 personnel → Singleback	41
21 personnel → Shotgun	19
21 personnel → Pistol	16
22 personnel → I_Form	15
11 personnel → Pistol	13
12 personnel → Empty	13
12 personnel → I_Form	13
12 personnel → Pistol	11
13 personnel → Singleback	11
20 personnel → Shotgun	8
21 personnel → Empty	8
12 personnel → Shotgun	7
20 personnel → I_Form	6
13 personnel → Empty	5
22 personnel → Singleback	5
13 personnel → Other	3
21 personnel → Unknown	3
22 personnel → Shotgun	3
Other → Other	3
Other → Shotgun	3
11 personnel → Unknown	2
22 personnel → Empty	2
11 personnel → I_Form	1
12 personnel → Unknown	1
13 personnel → I_Form	1
13 personnel → Shotgun	1
22 personnel → Other	1
22 personnel → Unknown	1
Other → Empty	1
Other → I_Form	1
Shotgun → Pass	304
I_Form → Run	173
Singleback → Pass	137
Singleback → Run	124
I_Form → Pass	113
Empty → Pass	85
Shotgun → Run	52
Pistol → Run	21
Pistol → Pass	19
Other → Run	6
Unknown → Pass	5
Empty → Run	3
Unknown → Run	2
Other → Pass	1
Pass → Failure	378
Run → Failure	238
Pass → Success	200
Run → Success	93
Pass → Explosive	86
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.