Clearly Sean McVay’s confidence in his offense with Matthew Stafford at the helm was well-founded.

The Rams passing offense had a down couple years after the explosive 2018 campaign, but it rebounded substantially this season.

A key element in that was the use of the 7-step drop. The Rams totaled 43 Expected Points Added on their 69 uses of 7-step dropbacks.

That’s more than the Rams generated on all other 2021 dropbacks combined!

For more on this subject and how this might play out against pass rushers Sam Hubbard and Trey Hendrickson, check out our detailed piece at Sharp Football Analysis