TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
Houston Texans 2017 vs Dallas Cowboys 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 Dallas Cowboys 2025
| Metric | HOU | Shift | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,021 | — | 1,101 |
| Pass rate | 59.1% | −2.8% | 61.9% |
| Shotgun rate | 58.1% | −2.6% | 60.7% |
| Explosive rate | 11.2% | −1.7% | 12.9% |
| Success rate | 39.1% | −7.4% | 46.5% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 56.7% | −11.0% | 67.8% |
| 12 personnel | 12.0% | −5.2% | 17.3% |
| 21 personnel | 13.8% | +5.7% | 8.1% |
| 13 personnel | 0.0% | −1.6% | 1.6% |
| 22 personnel | 0.0% | −3.5% | 3.5% |
| 10 personnel | 7.4% | +7.4% | 0.0% |
| 20 personnel | 9.8% | +9.8% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 0.2% | −1.5% | 1.7% |
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 |
Dallas Cowboys · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 599 |
|---|---|
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 144 |
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 139 |
| 21 personnel → Under Center | 66 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 46 |
| 22 personnel → Under Center | 36 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 16 |
| 21 personnel → Pistol | 12 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 11 |
| Other → Under Center | 9 |
| Other → Shotgun | 8 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 7 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 2 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 2 |
| Other → Pistol | 2 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 527 |
| Under Center → Run | 267 |
| Under Center → Pass | 143 |
| Shotgun → Run | 141 |
| Pistol → Run | 11 |
| Pistol → Pass | 10 |
| Unknown → Pass | 1 |
| Unknown → Run | 1 |
| Pass → Failure | 352 |
| Run → Failure | 237 |
| Pass → Success | 226 |
| Run → Success | 144 |
| Pass → Explosive | 103 |
| Run → Explosive | 39 |