TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Cincinnati Bengals 2025 vs New England Patriots 2023
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 Cincinnati Bengals 2025 minus New England Patriots 2023
| Metric | CIN | Shift | NE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,044 | — | 1,014 |
| Pass rate | 65.8% | +4.1% | 61.7% |
| Shotgun rate | 79.7% | +13.3% | 66.4% |
| Explosive rate | 11.9% | +2.2% | 9.7% |
| Success rate | 45.5% | +6.5% | 39.0% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 65.2% | +14.7% | 50.5% |
| 12 personnel | 30.3% | −8.7% | 39.0% |
| 21 personnel | 1.9% | −0.4% | 2.3% |
| 13 personnel | 0.0% | −6.1% | 6.1% |
| 01 personnel | 0.0% | −1.1% | 1.1% |
| Other personnel | 2.6% | +1.6% | 1.0% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Cincinnati Bengals · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 600 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 200 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 100 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 68 |
| Other → Shotgun | 23 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 16 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 13 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 9 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 9 |
| Other → Under Center | 4 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 2 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 624 |
| Shotgun → Run | 208 |
| Under Center → Run | 132 |
| Under Center → Pass | 49 |
| Pistol → Run | 17 |
| Pistol → Pass | 14 |
| Pass → Failure | 374 |
| Pass → Success | 223 |
| Run → Failure | 195 |
| Run → Success | 128 |
| Pass → Explosive | 90 |
| Run → Explosive | 34 |
New England Patriots · 2023
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 409 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 217 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 178 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 102 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 51 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 23 |
| 01 personnel → Shotgun | 9 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 8 |
| Other → Shotgun | 6 |
| 13 personnel → Other | 3 |
| Other → Under Center | 3 |
| 01 personnel → Under Center | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 1 |
| Other → Other | 1 |
| Unknown → Shotgun | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 519 |
| Under Center → Run | 232 |
| Shotgun → Run | 154 |
| Under Center → Pass | 104 |
| Other → Pass | 3 |
| Other → Run | 2 |
| Pass → Failure | 381 |
| Run → Failure | 238 |
| Pass → Success | 170 |
| Run → Success | 127 |
| Pass → Explosive | 75 |
| Run → Explosive | 23 |