Rams' Nacua has record 25 rec. in first 2 games

Rams' Nacua has record 25 rec. in first 2 games

Sep 18, 2023 by ESPN

Key Facts

    • Rams receiver Puka Nacua caught 15 passes for 147 yards in Los Angeles' 30-23 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, breaking the NFL's single-game record for receptions by a rookie and setting a new overall league mark with 25 catches in the first two games of his career.
  • One week after he recorded 10 catches for 119 yards in his NFL debut, Nacua -- with his 10th catch on Sunday -- broke Earl Cooper's record, set in 1980, for most receptions by a player through his first two games.
  • On the next play, Nacua broke the 100-yard receiving mark, becoming the first player to record 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards in each of his first two NFL games.
  • According to Elias Sports Bureau research, Nacua is now one of four players in NFL history to record 100 or more receiving yards in each of his first two NFL games, joining Looney (1940), DeSean Jackson (2008) and Will Fuller V (2016).

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