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Skyler Carlin

Here’s where Sean McVay and Zac Taylor differ with their offensive tendencies

The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are the last two teams remaining in the NFL playoff race and they both possess talented wide receiver trios. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise to see that the Rams and Bengals both run 11 personnel at the highest rate in the league, especially with Zac Taylor having worked under Sean McVay.

Even though both teams tend to run three-receiver sets often, there are areas where McVay and Taylor differ with their offensive tendencies.

The Rams and the Bengals tend to run a majority of their offensive sets out of 11 personnel and they are fond of running plays out of empty formations where the quarterback is the only player in the backfield. Where McVay and Taylor differ is their bunch and trips formation usage, along with the formation width that each offense operates under.

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