Seventeen receptions for Puka Nacua on Monday Night Football
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Los Angeles Rams WR Puka Nacua caught 17 passes (on 24 targets) for 138 yards and a touchdown during the team's Week 5 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Nacua also ran the ball twice for nine yards.
Why It Matters: On a night when Matthew Stafford threw 54 passes, Nacua was targeted on almost half of them, which is a crazy number. The Bills did a fine job of rallying to the ball after the receptions were made -- the longest of his 17 catches covered 21 yards -- but Nacua's ability to get open and make contested catches is what makes him one of the top receivers in the NFL. He's a high-end WR1 each week.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Seventeen receptions for Puka Nacua on Monday Night Football