The Los Angeles Rams are coming off a massive bounce-back blowout win over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, but the status of star wide receiver Puka Nacua for Sunday Night’s game against the Broncos is totally TBD. According to Nate Atkins, who covers the Rams for The Athletic, head coach Sean McVay told reporters Nacua’s status is still up in the air for their trip to Denver.
The Nacua Situation: Hip, Groin, and a Missed Game
Nacua was added to the injury report last week with a hip injury, which McVay described as groin soreness. His status for that Monday Night game against the Giants was up in the air, and he eventually got ruled out. It looks like the Rams are being smart, too, playing it safe with a soft-tissue injury after what they learned with Myles Garrett earlier in Melbourne. If Nacua can’t go again this Sunday, the Broncos would be facing a Rams team that’s down both Nacua AND Myles Garrett. That’s a huge break, right?
Adams Steps Up, Broncos Secondary Gets No Break
Well, hold on a minute. The Rams offense didn’t miss a beat without Nacua on Monday Night, thanks in large part to veteran wide receiver Davante Adams. Adams had a vintage performance, just torching a Giants secondary that had absolutely no answers for him. He hauled in 8 catches for a whopping 195 yards and 2 touchdowns. So, even if Nacua misses the Sunday Night showdown, the Broncos secondary is still in for a seriously tough test with Adams. Denver has plenty of history with Adams from his Raiders days, and he definitely got the best of star corner Pat Surtain II a few times back then. You know those two are going to go at it again.
We’ll have to keep a close eye on Nacua’s status as the week rolls on, but regardless, this Rams passing offense is gonna challenge the Denver Broncos’ secondary big time. Quarterback Matthew Stafford is the reigning NFL MVP, and he is led by Sean McVay, one of the best head coaches and play callers in the business. McVay, coming from the Shanahan tree, loves to run the ball and usually does it well, so the Broncos’ run defense will get tested again. Plus, the Rams love to use their tight ends, so hopefully Vance Joseph’s historical struggles with tight ends don’t pop up again this Sunday Night.
This is a massive game for both teams, who are sitting at 1-1 and are considered Super Bowl favorites. Neither team wants to drop to 1-2, so get ready for a fun battle!
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Originally reported by Mile High Report.
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