The LabThe fingerprint of every playbook

New York JetsScheme DNA

Least middle of the field, least pre-snap motion in the league. Their closest twin is Patriots (74% alike), then Cowboys and Falcons. 522 offensive snaps read, 460 of them charted.

League map Jets verdict JSON

Middle of the field12.6%3th percentile · league 21.0%

Pre-snap motion50.0%10th percentile · league 59.0%

Early-down pass rate46.0%16th percentile · league 50.6%

No-huddle rate3.8%19th percentile · league 6.5%

Bottom lineTheir loudest habits: middle of the field (12.6%, 3th percentile), pre-snap motion (50.0%, 10th percentile), early-down pass rate (46.0%, 16th percentile).

How to read this chart

The flower:: each petal is one play-calling habit, labeled around the edge. Petal length is the team's rank among the 32 (long = does it more than most; for tempo, long = fast). The dashed ring is the league middle.
The bars:: the same habits as a list: the bar is the rank (the tick in the middle is the league middle), then the real value and the percentile (90 = more than 90% of teams). Jargon: pass rate over expected = how much more or less they throw than the situation predicts; RPO = run-pass option; men in the box = defenders near the line against the run.

Offense

The playbook

Pass rate over expected−2.7%39

Early-down pass rate46.0%16

Shotgun rate57.5%29

No-huddle rate3.8%19

Pre-snap motion50.0%10

Play action21.0%29

Screen rate8.8%48

RPO rate4.6%55

Deep shots11.5%65

Middle of the field12.6%3

Outside runs19.8%26

Tempo38.4s32

Defense

The defense

Blitz rate39.3%84

Five-plus rushers39.3%84

Men in the box6.6971

Stacked boxes9.3%61

Pass rate faced−4.1%26

Deep shots allowed7.5%0

Defensive twins: Broncos (83%), Saints (82%), 49ers (81%).

Twins

Offenses most like theirs

Solid shape: Jets · outline: the twin

Bottom lineJets and Patriots, 74% alike. Both throw less over the middle and huddle more than most of the league; Jets and Patriots differ most in deep shots (11.5% vs 15.0%) and early-down pass rate (46.0% vs 51.8%).

How to read this chart

Each card is one twin:: an offense that calls games like Jets. The colored shape is Jets's fingerprint, the white outline the twin's. Where the two match, the habits match.
The %: is how alike the two are across all offensive habits: 100% would be identical, 0% the most different pair in the league.

#1 twinPatriots74%Both throw less over the middle and huddle more than most of the league; Jets and Patriots differ most in deep shots (11.5% vs 15.0%) and early-down pass rate (46.0% vs 51.8%).

#2 twinCowboys66%Both move less before the snap and run inside more than most of the league; Jets and Cowboys differ most in tempo (38.4s vs 36.7s) and throws over the middle (12.6% vs 18.8%).

#3 twinFalcons65%Both run more on early downs and throw less over the middle than most of the league; Jets and Falcons differ most in screen rate (8.8% vs 13.3%) and deep shots (11.5% vs 8.3%).

Run game

Where they run

Arrow size = share of carries · color = EPA per carry

Bottom lineTheir favorite lane: middle, 27% of runs, -0.29 EPA per carry.

How to read this chart

Seen from behind the offense:: the line at the bottom is the line of scrimmage, with seven running lanes from the left end to the right end.
Arrow size: and the % above it = share of the team's runs that go there.
Arrow color: = how well those runs work, in EPA per carry (expected points added: above zero helps the offense). Green works, grey is average, red hurts.

Pass game

Where they throw

Share of targets · EPA per throw

Bottom lineMost targeted zone: short right, 41% of throws, +0.18 EPA per throw.

How to read this chart

The field from the quarterback's eyes:: left, middle and right; the bottom row is short throws, the top row deep throws.
Each box: shows the share of throws that go there (more solid = more throws) and its color the EPA per throw: green helps the offense, grey is average, red hurts.

Formation Tell

What the formation gives away

How to read this chart

Two dots on one line from 0% to 100%:: how often they throw when the quarterback is under center, and how often from shotgun, on neutral downs.
The gap between them: is what a defense learns from the formation alone: a wide gap means the alignment tips run or pass.

Under center33%pass rate, neutral downs

Shotgun72%pass rate, neutral downs

A 39-point gap: one of the hardest to read offenses in the league (25 of 32). See all 32 →