TEAM FINGERPRINT

San Francisco 49ers

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.

987

Plays

60%

Pass rate

16%

Explosive

44%

Success

NGS

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How San Francisco 49ers ran their offense · 2018 · 987 plays

EPA/play−+

Play flows between adjacent stages (source, target, play count)
21 personnel → I_Form	284
11 personnel → Shotgun	257
12 personnel → Singleback	68
11 personnel → Empty	60
11 personnel → Singleback	58
21 personnel → Singleback	50
21 personnel → Shotgun	46
22 personnel → I_Form	34
21 personnel → Empty	30
22 personnel → Singleback	14
12 personnel → Shotgun	13
21 personnel → Pistol	11
12 personnel → Empty	9
Other → Singleback	7
11 personnel → Pistol	5
12 personnel → Pistol	5
Other → Empty	5
22 personnel → Other	4
22 personnel → Shotgun	4
12 personnel → I_Form	3
21 personnel → Unknown	3
22 personnel → Unknown	3
Other → Other	3
Other → Shotgun	3
11 personnel → Unknown	2
12 personnel → Unknown	2
22 personnel → Pistol	2
11 personnel → I_Form	1
Other → Pistol	1
Shotgun → Pass	264
I_Form → Run	206
I_Form → Pass	116
Empty → Pass	102
Singleback → Run	100
Singleback → Pass	97
Shotgun → Run	59
Pistol → Run	15
Pistol → Pass	9
Other → Run	6
Unknown → Run	6
Unknown → Pass	4
Empty → Run	2
Other → Pass	1
Pass → Failure	316
Run → Failure	241
Pass → Success	178
Pass → Explosive	99
Run → Success	99
Run → Explosive	54

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.