Rams rookie Puka Nacua reached the locker room just as coach Sean McVay awarded him the game ball for catching the game-winning touchdown against the Colts.
Rams receiver Puka Nacua, right, celebrates with teammates after catching a game-winning, 22-yard touchdown Sunday in a 29-23 overtime win against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium.Caught up in on-field postgame interviews, Nacua was the last Ram to return to the locker room. McVay had already begun addressing the team, holding up the game ball and shouting, “Clutch production performance. Making big plays over the middle. Snap in and snap out.
Again McVay said, “Where’s Puka Nacua at?” Several teammates tilted their heads back, cupped their mouths with their hands and shrieked, “PUUUUUUUKKKKKAAAA!” Nacua made one last adroit cut to his left, juked past a security guard, joined his teammates and accepted the ball seconds before his absence would have been awkward.with Kupp missing the first four games with a hamstring injury. Nacua had nine catches for 163 yards, and the touchdown was his first in the NFL.Rams receiver Puka Nacua has stepped into the limelight even faster than Cooper Kupp. Meanwhile, the Chargers defense continues to struggle under coach Brandon Staley.
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