For a moment, the Rams looked like they were finally escaping the deluge of injuries once Myles Garrett returned.
But after it was revealed on Monday that Puka Nacua suffered an MCL and PCL sprain in his right knee and also suffered a turf toe injury, the Rams are once again stuck in a downpour.
With Nacua out for “at least a month,” former Super Bowl 46 champion Chris Canty appeared on the ESPN show “First Take” on Tuesday and said the Rams are “toast.”
“If you watched the first half of that Commanders game, it’s like Matthew Stafford didn’t realize that he had another receiver other than Puka Nacua on the field,” Canty said. “He was just throwing exclusively to Nacua.”
In Sunday’s victory, Nacua made history when he surpassed Jerry Rice and tied Randy Moss by having his ninth career game in which he had more than 150 receiving yards — the second most by a player within their first four NFL seasons.
Nacua finished as the Rams’ leading receiver and had 19 targets. He hauled in 14 of those balls and had one touchdown.
After the game ended, the Rams got word of Nacua’s injury when he got hurt on the game’s final play by running the ball on a jet sweep.
Now, Nacua and Davante Adams are out, and Jordan Whittington is going on injured reserve.
“So now that you’re talking about him being out and Davante Adams being out, I don’t know how you have a functional offense or anything that closely resembles what we’ve known the Rams to be since Matthew Stafford has gotten there,” Canty said.
Canty’s Rams rant suggested that they won’t make the playoffs because of their upcoming schedule, which includes the Packers, Chiefs, 49ers and Seahawks (twice).
“If you look at the schedule and the math, it doesn’t math in the Rams’ favor. So no, the Rams don’t have a shot of being able to get into the postseason,” Canty said.
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