TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Cincinnati Bengals 2018 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 2018 minus Pittsburgh Steelers 2025
| Metric | CIN | Shift | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 929 | — | 1,030 |
| Pass rate | 64.5% | +3.3% | 61.2% |
| Shotgun rate | 58.8% | −6.9% | 65.6% |
| Explosive rate | 14.0% | +2.1% | 11.8% |
| Success rate | 42.4% | −0.7% | 43.1% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 73.3% | +22.9% | 50.4% |
| 12 personnel | 18.8% | −13.6% | 32.4% |
| 21 personnel | 3.3% | +1.0% | 2.3% |
| 13 personnel | 2.4% | −10.4% | 12.8% |
| Other personnel | 1.9% | +0.2% | 1.7% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Cincinnati Bengals · 2018
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 467 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 150 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 95 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 53 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 45 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 24 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 17 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 13 |
| 12 personnel → Jumbo | 11 |
| Other → Shotgun | 9 |
| 13 personnel → I_Form | 8 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 5 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 5 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 3 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 3 |
| Other → Empty | 3 |
| Other → I_Form | 3 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 2 |
| 12 personnel → Other | 2 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 2 |
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 2 |
| Other → Singleback | 2 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Jumbo | 1 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 1 |
| Other → Jumbo | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 420 |
| Singleback → Run | 165 |
| Shotgun → Run | 126 |
| Singleback → Pass | 98 |
| Empty → Pass | 62 |
| I_Form → Run | 23 |
| Jumbo → Run | 10 |
| I_Form → Pass | 9 |
| Other → Pass | 5 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 3 |
| Unknown → Run | 3 |
| Other → Run | 2 |
| Unknown → Pass | 2 |
| Empty → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 331 |
| Run → Failure | 204 |
| Pass → Success | 182 |
| Pass → Explosive | 86 |
| Run → Success | 82 |
| Run → Explosive | 44 |
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 |