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Sean McVay turned necessity into brilliance when Puka Nacua got hurt, forcing the Rams to unleash their secret weapon: 13 personnel — one RB, three TEs, one WR. What started as a desperate fix became a game-changer, with Matthew Stafford torching defenses for touchdowns while avoiding interceptions. The Rams used it more than any team, turning tight ends into offensive juggernauts and forcing defenses to scramble. Now, the league’s scrambling to copy the formula — drafting record numbers of TEs — but McVay’s genius wasn’t just in the personnel, it was in the chess-like manipulation of defenses. The Rams’ success is a blueprint, but as more teams adopt it, defenses will adapt too — making this the next NFL arms race.

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