TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Atlanta Falcons 2021 vs New Orleans Saints 2025
Two offensive identities side by side — any team, any season against any other — the flow of each attack and a play-calling ledger with the shift on every metric.
Play-calling ledger · the shift is Atlanta Falcons 2021 minus New Orleans Saints 2025
| Metric | ATL | Shift | NO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 995 | — | 1,061 |
| Pass rate | 63.2% | +0.1% | 63.1% |
| Shotgun rate | 43.2% | −33.2% | 76.4% |
| Explosive rate | 13.1% | +3.1% | 10.0% |
| Success rate | 40.4% | −1.6% | 42.0% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 32.2% | −42.5% | 74.6% |
| 12 personnel | 24.4% | +7.9% | 16.5% |
| 21 personnel | 21.2% | +21.2% | 0.0% |
| 13 personnel | 6.4% | +2.9% | 3.6% |
| 22 personnel | 14.0% | +14.0% | 0.0% |
| 02 personnel | 0.0% | −1.1% | 1.1% |
| 03 personnel | 0.0% | −1.9% | 1.9% |
| 23 personnel | 1.0% | +1.0% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 0.7% | −1.5% | 2.2% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Atlanta Falcons · 2021
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 220 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 108 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 107 |
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 107 |
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 64 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 60 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 48 |
| 22 personnel → I_Form | 48 |
| 22 personnel → Singleback | 38 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 27 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 26 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 26 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 17 |
| 22 personnel → Empty | 13 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 12 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 9 |
| 22 personnel → Other | 8 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 7 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 5 |
| 13 personnel → Empty | 4 |
| 23 personnel → Shotgun | 4 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 3 |
| 13 personnel → I_Form | 3 |
| 22 personnel → Pistol | 3 |
| 23 personnel → Singleback | 3 |
| Other → Shotgun | 3 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 2 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 2 |
| 22 personnel → Unknown | 2 |
| 23 personnel → Empty | 2 |
| Other → Empty | 2 |
| Other → Singleback | 2 |
| 21 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 23 personnel → I_Form | 1 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 379 |
| Singleback → Run | 185 |
| I_Form → Run | 118 |
| Singleback → Pass | 104 |
| Empty → Pass | 76 |
| Shotgun → Run | 51 |
| I_Form → Pass | 48 |
| Pistol → Pass | 13 |
| Unknown → Pass | 7 |
| Other → Run | 6 |
| Pistol → Run | 4 |
| Other → Pass | 2 |
| Unknown → Run | 2 |
| Pass → Failure | 343 |
| Run → Failure | 250 |
| Pass → Success | 197 |
| Pass → Explosive | 89 |
| Run → Success | 75 |
| Run → Explosive | 41 |
New Orleans Saints · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 690 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 87 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 82 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 79 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 28 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 15 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 14 |
| Other → Shotgun | 14 |
| 03 personnel → Under Center | 11 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 10 |
| 03 personnel → Shotgun | 9 |
| 02 personnel → Under Center | 7 |
| Other → Under Center | 7 |
| 02 personnel → Shotgun | 5 |
| Other → Pistol | 2 |
| Unknown → Shotgun | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 604 |
| Shotgun → Run | 207 |
| Under Center → Run | 161 |
| Under Center → Pass | 58 |
| Pistol → Run | 23 |
| Pistol → Pass | 8 |
| Pass → Failure | 367 |
| Run → Failure | 248 |
| Pass → Success | 224 |
| Run → Success | 116 |
| Pass → Explosive | 79 |
| Run → Explosive | 27 |