Puka Nacua — Week 6: 43 Yards on the Go-Ahead Drive
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 19
Nacua caught 6 of 7 targets for 80 yards against the Cardinals, including 43 and 16 on the Rams' last touchdown drive, in an 18-16 loss at home.
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Puka Nacua did his work late against the Cardinals: 6 catches on 7 targets, 80 yards, +1.0 expected points added (EPA) on his targets. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
The catch that mattered came down 15-9 with 2:01 left. First and 15 at the Rams' 23: Matthew Stafford hit him over the middle for 43 yards to the Arizona 34, +2.3 EPA and +11.6 points of win probability. Two snaps later, on second and 5 at the 29, he caught another one over the middle for 16 yards to the 13, +1.2 EPA and +11.3 points. Colby Parkinson finished the drive with a 6-yard touchdown with 52 seconds left, and Arizona still won 18-16.
The miss came earlier in the quarter. Third and 5 at the Arizona 41, 4:00 left, he caught a short pass for 2 yards, -5.7 points of win probability.
Through Week 5 (Weeks 1, 4 and 5) he had 45 targets, 31 catches, 337 yards, 1 receiving touchdown and +5.6 EPA, with 17 catches on 24 targets for 138 yards in Week 5.
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