Will Ravens Keep Puka Nacua From Breaking Record?
Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua leads the league in receiving yards (588) and receptions (52) so far this season.
If he catches seven passes on Sunday against the Ravens, he’ll have 59, which would be the most in NFL history through the first six games of a season, topping Adam Thielen from 2018.
“A physical receiver. He can get open, make tough catches,” cornerback Nate Wiggins said. “We’ve just got to hit him and keep him from going off.”
Nacua is on pace for 177 receptions and 1,999 yards this season, which would break the single-season receptions and receiving yards records.
What makes him especially tough to take away, even with double teams, is that he lines up everywhere. Nacua has played 110 snaps in the slot, 89 at right receiver, and 55 on the left side, per Pro Football Focus.
“It’s hard to get a beat on where he is going to line up at, and what he’s going to do,” Orr said. “I think the key is just making sure that we’re lined up correctly, and we have our cleats in the ground, because they do a lot of motions and shifts. They probably motion more than any team in the National Football League. So, we have to make sure that we are aligned right, that we’re aligned quickly, and we’re communicating and on the same page so we can give ourselves a chance.”
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