Much has been made about the start Sean McVay has had to his head coaching career, considering the Rams are 7-2 and own the second-best record in the NFL. He deserves every bit of praise and credit he receives for transforming this team from basement-dwellers to legitimate Super Bowl contenders.

The main reason for the Rams’ turnaround has been the offense. It ranks first in points scored and has shown no signs of slowing down. Through nine games, it’s scored 296 points, which is 72 more points than it had all of last season.

Furthermore, only one head coach in NFL history has led his team to more points in his first nine games than McVay. That coach also happened to do it with the Rams.

Mike Martz’s Rams scored 540 points in 2000, which is the most in franchise history, despite only winning 10 games. They lost in the wild-card round that year before returning to the Super Bowl one season later.

The Rams are poised to make the playoffs for the first time since 2004, though McVay hopes his team can go a bit farther than Martz’s did in 2000.