Puka Nacua made an sudden return to motion on Thursday evening soccer this week, with the Rams wideout cleared to play simply hours earlier than kick off in opposition to the Vikings.
Puka Nacua Enjoys Dream Return
The Rams have missed their rookie sensation from final yr firstly of this season and Puka Nacua’s absence from the lineup has been notable by the final 5 weeks of the season.
Final yr Nacua broke all kinds of data throughout his first yr within the NFL, together with most receiving yards by a rookie (1,486), most receptions by a rookie (105) and most 100-yard video games (7).
Though he couldn’t have loved a a lot better season throughout his first yr within the league, Nacua wasn’t in a position to clinch the rookie of the season award after C.J. Stroud’s sensational marketing campaign for the Texans.
Nacua suffered a horror damage within the first recreation of the season this yr, with the Rams wideout carted off the sector in opposition to Detroit after struggling a knee damage.
The 23-year-old was lastly taken off the Rams damage reserve on Thursday afternoon and regardless of not training within the week constructing as much as the sport in opposition to Minnesota, he was cleared to play.
Nacua wasn’t anticipated to be collaborating in too many offensive snaps on Thursday however that couldn’t have been extra fallacious, which was evident from the primary play as Matthew Stafford focused his returning star.
After dropping his first catch Nacua discovered his stride and he was influential within the Rams win with seven receptions for 106 receiving yards on his first recreation again.
Puka Nacua on a snap rely:
40-of-71 snaps (per @PFF)7 receptions106 yards
This was his eighth profession 100-yard recreation, the 2nd most by 19 video games, tying Justin Jefferson.pic.twitter.com/yCmtvdrBhf
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Some monster catches from Nacua helped the Rams to their fourth win of the season and so they lastly seemed again to their greatest with each of their star wideouts returning to the sector.
Cooper Kupp additionally returned from damage for the Rams with 51 yards and a landing. At 3-4 with their star receivers again in motion, are the Rams playoff contenders once more…? They face the Seahawks subsequent in week 9.
