TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Cincinnati Bengals 2023 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 2023 minus Pittsburgh Steelers 2025
| Metric | CIN | Shift | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,031 | — | 1,030 |
| Pass rate | 67.3% | +6.1% | 61.2% |
| Shotgun rate | 84.2% | +18.6% | 65.6% |
| Explosive rate | 10.7% | −1.2% | 11.8% |
| Success rate | 43.9% | +0.8% | 43.1% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 73.5% | +23.1% | 50.4% |
| 12 personnel | 15.6% | −16.8% | 32.4% |
| 21 personnel | 0.0% | −2.3% | 2.3% |
| 13 personnel | 0.0% | −12.8% | 12.8% |
| 10 personnel | 1.7% | +1.7% | 0.0% |
| 01 personnel | 1.6% | +1.6% | 0.0% |
| 02 personnel | 5.8% | +5.8% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 1.6% | −0.1% | 1.7% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Cincinnati Bengals · 2023
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 700 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 85 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 69 |
| 02 personnel → Shotgun | 60 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 51 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 18 |
| 01 personnel → Shotgun | 17 |
| Other → Under Center | 10 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 6 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 4 |
| Other → Shotgun | 4 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 3 |
| Other → Pistol | 3 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 648 |
| Shotgun → Run | 220 |
| Under Center → Run | 102 |
| Under Center → Pass | 44 |
| Pistol → Run | 11 |
| Unknown → Run | 4 |
| Pistol → Pass | 2 |
| Pass → Failure | 367 |
| Pass → Success | 250 |
| Run → Failure | 211 |
| Run → Success | 93 |
| Pass → Explosive | 77 |
| Run → Explosive | 33 |
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 |