TEAM FINGERPRINT · COMPARE
New England Patriots 2017 vs New Orleans Saints 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 New England Patriots 2017 minus New Orleans Saints 2025
| Metric | NE | Shift | NO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays | 1,260 | — | 1,061 |
| Pass rate | 61.3% | −1.8% | 63.1% |
| Shotgun rate | 38.3% | −38.2% | 76.4% |
| Explosive rate | 15.5% | +5.5% | 10.0% |
| Success rate | 48.3% | +6.2% | 42.0% |
| Personnel groupings | |||
| 11 personnel | 46.7% | −28.0% | 74.6% |
| 12 personnel | 15.9% | −0.6% | 16.5% |
| 21 personnel | 25.6% | +25.6% | 0.0% |
| 13 personnel | 2.5% | −1.1% | 3.6% |
| 22 personnel | 6.0% | +6.0% | 0.0% |
| 10 personnel | 1.3% | +1.3% | 0.0% |
| 02 personnel | 0.0% | −1.1% | 1.1% |
| 03 personnel | 0.0% | −1.9% | 1.9% |
| 23 personnel | 1.3% | +1.3% | 0.0% |
| Other personnel | 0.9% | −1.3% | 2.2% |
Read the ledger, then the flows below: the table is the precise shift; the alluvials are the shape.
New England Patriots · 2017
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 337 |
|---|---|
| 21 personnel → I_Form | 190 |
| 11 personnel → Singleback | 137 |
| 12 personnel → Singleback | 107 |
| 21 personnel → Shotgun | 75 |
| 11 personnel → Empty | 65 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 61 |
| 22 personnel → I_Form | 53 |
| 21 personnel → Empty | 33 |
| 11 personnel → Wildcat | 32 |
| 13 personnel → Singleback | 21 |
| 12 personnel → Empty | 19 |
| 23 personnel → Jumbo | 15 |
| 21 personnel → Singleback | 14 |
| 11 personnel → I_Form | 12 |
| 22 personnel → Jumbo | 11 |
| 10 personnel → Empty | 10 |
| 21 personnel → Wildcat | 10 |
| 12 personnel → Wildcat | 7 |
| 13 personnel → Wildcat | 7 |
| 22 personnel → Singleback | 6 |
| 10 personnel → Shotgun | 5 |
| 11 personnel → Unknown | 4 |
| 12 personnel → I_Form | 4 |
| 22 personnel → Wildcat | 4 |
| Other → I_Form | 4 |
| 13 personnel → Empty | 3 |
| Other → Empty | 3 |
| Other → Shotgun | 3 |
| 10 personnel → Wildcat | 1 |
| 11 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Other | 1 |
| 12 personnel → Unknown | 1 |
| 22 personnel → Shotgun | 1 |
| 23 personnel → Singleback | 1 |
| Other → Other | 1 |
| Unknown → Unknown | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 404 |
| I_Form → Run | 207 |
| Singleback → Run | 157 |
| Empty → Pass | 133 |
| Singleback → Pass | 129 |
| Shotgun → Run | 78 |
| I_Form → Pass | 56 |
| Wildcat → Pass | 41 |
| Jumbo → Run | 22 |
| Wildcat → Run | 20 |
| Jumbo → Pass | 4 |
| Other → Pass | 3 |
| Unknown → Pass | 3 |
| Unknown → Run | 3 |
| Pass → Failure | 384 |
| Run → Failure | 268 |
| Pass → Success | 241 |
| Run → Success | 172 |
| Pass → Explosive | 148 |
| Run → Explosive | 47 |
New Orleans Saints · 2025
| 11 personnel → Shotgun | 690 |
|---|---|
| 11 personnel → Under Center | 87 |
| 12 personnel → Shotgun | 82 |
| 12 personnel → Under Center | 79 |
| 13 personnel → Under Center | 28 |
| 11 personnel → Pistol | 15 |
| 12 personnel → Pistol | 14 |
| Other → Shotgun | 14 |
| 03 personnel → Under Center | 11 |
| 13 personnel → Shotgun | 10 |
| 03 personnel → Shotgun | 9 |
| 02 personnel → Under Center | 7 |
| Other → Under Center | 7 |
| 02 personnel → Shotgun | 5 |
| Other → Pistol | 2 |
| Unknown → Shotgun | 1 |
| Shotgun → Pass | 604 |
| Shotgun → Run | 207 |
| Under Center → Run | 161 |
| Under Center → Pass | 58 |
| Pistol → Run | 23 |
| Pistol → Pass | 8 |
| Pass → Failure | 367 |
| Run → Failure | 248 |
| Pass → Success | 224 |
| Run → Success | 116 |
| Pass → Explosive | 79 |
| Run → Explosive | 27 |