Pittsburgh SteelersAsked and Answered: Nov. 10
New York GiantsGiants Now: Michael Strahan offers high praise of Arvell Reese
Buffalo Bills'There's no panic' | The Bills stay strong through early struggles and injuries in MNF win over the Minnesota Vikings
ESPNVikings left at QB crossroads after Carson Wentz's poor MNF showing vs. Bills
Broncos DeskBroncos are 7-2, but the snaps say 4.1 wins and the 11th seed in the conference5 h ago
Pro Football RumorsSeahawks Interested In Adding WR Depth
InjuryCarl Granderson: Active → Cleared7 h agoTempo35.5s100th percentile · league 38.0s
No-huddle rate14.0%94th percentile · league 6.5%
Screen rate3.9%0th percentile · league 9.0%
Play action14.9%0th percentile · league 23.1%
↳Bottom lineTheir loudest habits: tempo (35.5s, 100th percentile), no-huddle rate (14.0%, 94th percentile), screen rate (3.9%, 0th 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−1.7%58
Early-down pass rate51.5%65
Shotgun rate69.8%84
No-huddle rate14.0%94
Pre-snap motion62.4%68
Play action14.9%0
Screen rate3.9%0
RPO rate3.6%36
Deep shots11.5%68
Middle of the field14.6%7
Outside runs16.4%10
Tempo35.5s100
Defense
The defense
Twins
Offenses most like theirs
Solid shape: Saints · outline: the twin
↳Bottom lineSaints and Eagles, 62% alike. Both skip the huddle more and throw fewer screens than most of the league; Saints and Eagles differ most in tempo (35.5s vs 38.0s) and outside runs (16.4% vs 23.9%).
?How to read this chart
- Each card is one twin:
- an offense that calls games like Saints. The colored shape is Saints'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 twin
Eagles62%Both skip the huddle more and throw fewer screens than most of the league; Saints and Eagles differ most in tempo (35.5s vs 38.0s) and outside runs (16.4% vs 23.9%).
Eagles62%Both skip the huddle more and throw fewer screens than most of the league; Saints and Eagles differ most in tempo (35.5s vs 38.0s) and outside runs (16.4% vs 23.9%).#2 twin
Cowboys59%Both play faster and run inside more than most of the league; Saints and Cowboys differ most in pre-snap motion (62.4% vs 46.3%) and no-huddle rate (14.0% vs 7.9%).
Cowboys59%Both play faster and run inside more than most of the league; Saints and Cowboys differ most in pre-snap motion (62.4% vs 46.3%) and no-huddle rate (14.0% vs 7.9%).#3 twin
Cardinals58%Both use less play action and throw fewer screens than most of the league; Saints and Cardinals differ most in tempo (35.5s vs 37.8s) and throws over the middle (14.6% vs 20.5%).
Cardinals58%Both use less play action and throw fewer screens than most of the league; Saints and Cardinals differ most in tempo (35.5s vs 37.8s) and throws over the middle (14.6% vs 20.5%).Run game
Where they run
Arrow size = share of carries · color = EPA per carry
↳Bottom lineTheir favorite lane: middle, 40% of runs, +0.02 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, 40% of throws, -0.07 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 center28%pass rate, neutral downs
Shotgun75%pass rate, neutral downs
A 47-point gap: one of the most readable offenses in the league (5 of 32). See all 32 →