TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Cincinnati Bengals 2017 vs Pittsburgh Steelers 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 Cincinnati Bengals 2017 minus Pittsburgh Steelers 2025
| Metric | CIN | Shift | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 908 | — | 1,030 |
| Pass rate | 61.7% | +0.5% | 61.2% |
| Shotgun rate | 59.8% | −5.8% | 65.6% |
| Explosive rate | 12.1% | +0.3% | 11.8% |
| Success rate | 38.3% | −4.8% | 43.1% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 71.0% | +20.6% | 50.4% |
| 12 personnel | 21.5% | −11.0% | 32.4% |
| 21 personnel | 0.0% | −2.3% | 2.3% |
| 13 personnel | 5.7% | −7.1% | 12.8% |
| Other personnel | 1.8% | +0.0% | 1.7% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Cincinnati Bengals · 2017
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 484 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 79 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 78 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 63 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 45 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 34 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 32 |
| 13 personnel → I_Form | 26 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 14 |
| Other → Shotgun | 13 |
| 13 personnel → Jumbo | 10 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 8 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 5 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 4 |
| Other → Empty | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 1 |
| 13 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Other → Pistol | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 401 |
| Shotgun → Run | 142 |
| Singleback → Run | 103 |
| I_Form → Run | 86 |
| Singleback → Pass | 68 |
| Empty → Pass | 37 |
| I_Form → Pass | 37 |
| Pistol → Run | 7 |
| Jumbo → Run | 6 |
| Pistol → Pass | 6 |
| Unknown → Pass | 6 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 4 |
| Unknown → Run | 3 |
| Empty → Run | 1 |
| Other → Pass | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 333 |
| Run → Failure | 227 |
| Pass → Success | 153 |
| Run → Success | 85 |
| Pass → Explosive | 74 |
| Run → Explosive | 36 |
Pittsburgh Steelers · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 391 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 192 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 136 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 124 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 67 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 61 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 22 |
| Other → Shotgun | 10 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 6 |
| Other → Under Center | 6 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 4 |
| 13 personnel → Pistol | 4 |
| Unknown → Under Center | 3 |
| Other → Pistol | 2 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 1 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 524 |
| Under Center → Run | 237 |
| Shotgun → Run | 152 |
| Under Center → Pass | 100 |
| Pistol → Run | 11 |
| Pistol → Pass | 6 |
| Pass → Failure | 363 |
| Run → Failure | 223 |
| Pass → Success | 189 |
| Run → Success | 133 |
| Pass → Explosive | 78 |
| Run → Explosive | 44 |