The increase in pre-snap motion in the NFL is something we’ve covered over the last few seasons, and through Week 1 of the 2023 campaign, that increase in both quality and quality has continued. Tua Tagovailoa of the Dolphins had 34 passing attempts with some kind of pre-snap motion against the Chargers, Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs had 28 passing attempts with motion against the Lions, and Brock Purdy of the 49ers had 26 passing attempts with motion against the Rams.
None of those numbers should come as a surprise, as the Dolphins, Chiefs, and 49ers were among the NFL’s leaders in pre-snap motion last season. But when the Rams, who finished 22nd in the league last season with just 193 passing attempts with motion, do it as much as they did against the Seahawks in a 30-13 win, that shouldn’t escape your notice.
