× About The Spider Visualization

Welcome to “The Spider” chart, a new way to visualize NFL rushing data. The visualization provides information on the quantity, direction, and average yards gained for each team over the 2008-11 seasons.

How to read the chart:The thickness of the spider leg represents the number of rushes in that direction. A thicker line means more rushes were attempted to that area. The length of the spider leg stops on the average yards gained per rush in that direction.

Tips

Click or hover at the bottom of each leg for more detailed information about the team’s offensive tendencies.

Click and drag the mouse over the week chart to filter by a range of games.