Sean McVay made a lot of great decisions since he was hired by the Rams last year, but one of the best was keeping John Fassel around as the team’s special teams coordinator. He was the interim head coach after Jeff Fisher was fired, but McVay made the wise decision to retain Fassel.

That choice paid off right away as the Rams fielded the best special teams unit in the NFL this season, sending four players to the Pro Bowl from that group alone.

Rick Gosselin certainly recognized the strength of Los Angeles’ special teams this season, ranking it first in the NFL – and by a wide margin. The Rams topped his annual list for 2017, followed by the Chiefs, Patriots, Ravens and Cowboys.

How dominant were the Rams? All four of their specialists were selected for the Pro Bowl – kicker Greg Zuerlein, punter Johnny Hekker, return specialist Pharoh Cooper and deep snapper Jake McQuaide. The Rams finished first in six of the categories and runnerup in five others. The Rams had three other Top-5 finishes and four more Top-10 finishes. So the Rams were a Top-10 finisher in 18 of the 22 categories in these special-teams rankings. That’s dominance.

Johnny Hekker was arguably the best punter in the NFL, earning a spot as a first-team All-Pro. Greg Zuerlein missed two games but still led the league in points and made 38 of 40 field goals. Pharoh Cooper was the top kickoff return man in football after earning the job early in the season, while Jake McQuaide made the Pro Bowl once again, proving to be a stud long snapper.

To view Gosselin’s full rankings for 2017, you can check them out here.