EARTH CITY, Mo. -- Behind the right foot of Johnny Hekker, the Rams had one of the best punting seasons in NFL history. Hekker's 2015 season will go down as one of the most productive a punter has ever had. But despite Hekker's heroics, the Rams' special teams weren't too productive.
Each offseason, Dallas Morning News columnist Rick Gosselin uses a formula consisting of 22 categories to rate each team's performance on special teams. After the Rams finished ninth in the NFL in 2014, they dropped back to the middle of the pack this season.