Pass Chart & Run Gap Tendencies

See where a team throws and runs, how well each spot works compared with the rest of the league, and how an offense lines up against the defense it is about to face.

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A single team, on offense or defense. Picking a player narrows it to where he gets the ball.

NFL league average

2026 regular season · season in progress · 8,015 attempts · 6,346 carries

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Passing by target zone

8,015 attempts. Each cell is one target area: how far the ball travelled in the air, and which side of the field.

Every square says what each number is. The top one is how often the ball goes there, the one under it is the measure selected below, and the small one is how many throws that measure came off. The color means the measure, compared with the rest of the league in that same zone: green better, red worse. Color follows the rank among the 32 teams in that zone. Squares with fewer than ten plays are faded in proportion to how little is behind them.

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Volume is how often the ball goes to that spot, as a share of everything this team or player does. It is shaded in one color rather than green and red, because going somewhere often is a choice and not a result. Darker means they favour the spot more than the league does.

Rarely

Oftenshare of throws against the league's own share of the same zonefaded: under 10 playsnone at all

Running by gap

6,346 carries. Each bar is one hole in the offensive line, left to right.

Bar height and the number on top are the same thing: the share of carries, with the count under it. The bar's color is the measure selected below, compared with the rest of the league in that same gap. The rows underneath break those carries into what actually happened.

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Rarely

Oftenshare of carries against the league's own share of the same zonefaded: under 10 playsnone at all

Stuffed:: stopped at or behind the line.
Ordinary:: a gain of 1 to 9 yards.
Big:: 10 yards or more.

How to read this

Every number on the chart says what it is. A passing square reads top to bottom: how often the ball goes there, then the measure you picked, then how many throws that came off. A rushing bar is the same in the same order. The color always means the measure, never the volume.
The comparison is always within a zone. Being 1st in a zone means no team does better there, not that the zone is a strength in isolation. This matters most on the passing chart, where the league completes 80% of screens and 35% of deep throws: comparing a deep square against passing as a whole would only tell you the ball went a long way, so it is compared against other teams' deep throws instead.
Passing depth is where the ball was thrown, not where the play ended. A screen is thrown behind the line and often caught past it, so it sits in the bottom row no matter how far the receiver carries it. The four rows are the four decisions a quarterback makes: behind the line, the quick game, past the linebackers, and a shot.
Run gaps are named for the hole, not the running back's first step. Guard is between the center and the guard, tackle is between the guard and the tackle, and end is outside the tackle.
Sacks and scrambles are not on the passing chart. Neither has a target area, so including them would change every number on it.
Faded cells have fewer than ten plays. They are still coloured, because the shape is worth seeing, but the colour is dimmed in proportion to how little is behind it and the count is printed next to the rate. Those cells carry no rank, which is also why a ranked cell can read 24th of 31: only teams past the floor are ranked at all. A cell with no plays at all stays striped.