One of the bigger narratives surrounding the Los Angeles Rams’ explosive offense is their newfound love of 13 personnel—one running back, three tight end sets. The Rams almost never used 13 personnel under head coach Sean McVay—only 84 times during McVay’s first nine seasons. But this year, the Rams lead the NFL in plays with 13 personnel, with a whopping 170 snaps—or 21.4% of the time. The league average 5.25%.

Last week against the Arizona Cardinals, that number jumped to 60%. Why? Well, the Rams’ offense has been trending in that direction more and more as of late. It also loosens the load off of their explosive receiving corps, and with the Rams jumping out to a big lead last Sunday, they wanted to drain the clock with their running game.

But McVay also noted that with the way the Ca

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