With Rams star receiver Cooper Kupp sidelined, the 49ers took notice of how Tutu Atwell and Puka Nacua stepped up with 100-yard receiving games and prepare for the rivalry game in L.A.
Doom and gloom was predicted for the Rams season before a shocking win in Seattle, but the 49ers will be a better barometer. Chargers failed vs. Miami’s pass game with the running Titans next.Nacua, a fifth-round pick from Brigham Young, impressed coaches and teammates from the moment he arrived for offseason workouts. And it wasn’t limited to Nacua’s ability to catch passes.
Nacua, 22, was targeted 15 times against the Seahawks. He caught 10 passes for 119 yards, the most by a Rams player in his first game. But Nacua’s big performance started with a pass from Stafford that he was unable to haul in.“He’s coming to me, and it’s going to be my very first NFL catch, and in the moment all those things are kind of coming together,” Nacua said. “I’m like, ‘Man, I’ve got to come down with the first one. And then it drops and it’s like ‘Ohhh.
Jefferson, who caught four passes for 24 yards, also benefited from Stafford’s encouragement. Early in the second half, a wide-open Jefferson dropped a near-certain touchdown pass.
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