TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Houston Texans 2017 vs Buffalo Bills 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 Houston Texans 2017 minus Buffalo Bills 2025
| Metric | HOU | Shift | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,021 | — | 1,194 |
| Pass rate | 59.1% | +3.0% | 56.0% |
| Shotgun rate | 58.1% | +8.3% | 49.7% |
| Explosive rate | 11.2% | −4.2% | 15.3% |
| Success rate | 39.1% | −9.7% | 48.8% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 56.7% | −5.6% | 62.3% |
| 12 personnel | 12.0% | +0.6% | 11.5% |
| 21 personnel | 13.8% | +4.9% | 8.9% |
| 13 personnel | 0.0% | −5.3% | 5.3% |
| 22 personnel | 0.0% | −11.0% | 11.0% |
| 10 personnel | 7.4% | +7.4% | 0.0% |
| 20 personnel | 9.8% | +9.8% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 0.2% | −0.9% | 1.1% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
Houston Texans · 2017
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 414 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 92 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 68 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 64 |
| 20 personnel → Shotgun | 53 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 52 |
| 10 personnel → Singleback | 51 |
| 20 personnel → I_Form | 38 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 35 |
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 34 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 23 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 18 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 15 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 12 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 8 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 8 |
| 20 personnel → Singleback | 7 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 5 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 5 |
| 10 personnel → Other | 2 |
| 12 personnel → Other | 2 |
| 21 personnel → Unknown | 2 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 20 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 20 personnel → Pistol | 1 |
| Other → Empty | 1 |
| Other → Singleback | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 409 |
| Shotgun → Run | 184 |
| Singleback → Run | 153 |
| Empty → Pass | 83 |
| Singleback → Pass | 74 |
| I_Form → Run | 57 |
| I_Form → Pass | 21 |
| Pistol → Run | 15 |
| Unknown → Pass | 10 |
| Pistol → Pass | 6 |
| Other → Run | 5 |
| Empty → Run | 3 |
| Unknown → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 351 |
| Run → Failure | 271 |
| Pass → Success | 168 |
| Run → Success | 117 |
| Pass → Explosive | 84 |
| Run → Explosive | 30 |
Buffalo Bills · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 510 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 227 |
| 22 personnel → Under Center | 123 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 92 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 83 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 57 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 43 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 16 |
| Other → Shotgun | 11 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 8 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 6 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 6 |
| Other → Under Center | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 488 |
| Under Center → Run | 413 |
| Under Center → Pass | 171 |
| Shotgun → Run | 106 |
| Pistol → Pass | 10 |
| Pistol → Run | 4 |
| Unknown → Run | 2 |
| Pass → Failure | 338 |
| Run → Failure | 273 |
| Pass → Success | 210 |
| Run → Success | 190 |
| Pass → Explosive | 121 |
| Run → Explosive | 62 |