Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua added another record to his impressive resume in the team’s 34-10 win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 9.
He passed former Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas for the most catches (239) through a player’s first 35 career games in NFL History.
Nacua needed just one catch for the record and he got it on the Rams’ first offensive play against the Saints. He caught a 10-yard pass from Matthew Stafford and then added nine more on the very next play. Nacua finished his day with seven receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown in his first game back since Week 6 because of an ankle sprain.
Nacua left Sunday’s game against the Saints in the third quarter due to a chest injury, but head coach Sean McVay said afterward that the 24-year-old is not expected to miss any time.
That is certainly good news for the Rams, who will face the San Francisco 49ers on the road in Week 10. It’s an important matchup as the NFC West rivals are separated by only a half-game in the standings.
Nacua is in the midst of a career year as he has caught 61 passes for 711 yards and three touchdowns through seven games.
Sean McVay: Rams need to figure out kicking game
While the Rams cruised to a dominant win over the Saints, not all was positive as Joshua Karty missed two more kicks. The first was an extra point, and he nearly got blocked on a field goal attempt later in the game.
Through eight games, Karty has made 10-of-15 field goal attempts and 23-of-26 extra points. His eight missed kicks are the most in the league.
“It’s gotta get better,” Sean McVay said after the game. “We’re going to figure out how to be able to fix this, but it can’t continue like this. Not going to get into blaming anybody specifically. Ultimately, it’s my responsibility. It’s gone on for too long and we’ve got to be able to fix it. I don’t want to be negative after there were so many positives from our group as a whole. That was obviously not ideal. We’ve leaned into it and there’s some instances where it’s not getting better so we’ve got to be able to figure it out.”
