Easy answer to our short yardage probems.

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(03-07-2022, 11:59 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: How could they be packed in tighter? They had 8 in the box.

I don't believe they had 8-in-the-box. The box is generally described as the area between the tackles, spanning about five yards deep into the defensive backfield. Here is a visualization of what the Rams had right at snap.



The blue lines represent the "box". The Rams had four players in this area with their ends split out into a wide 9. What if we include those, though?



At best, I see an argument for seven players in the box, one of which is a corner. In reality, the "box" has four defensive players in it.