A historic rookie season for Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua carried over into the playoffs as the rising star delivered another stellar outing in Sunday’s wild-card loss to the Detroit Lions.
The No. 6-seed Rams fell just short against the No. 3-seed Lions, 24–23, on the road in an intense back and forth game that saw Nacua, who set the record for the most receptions and receiving yards by a rookie, wow again. In what was a performance for the ages in his postseason debut, Nacua tallied nine receptions for 181 yards and a touchdown to set the mark for the most receiving yards for a rookie receiver in a playoff game.
Nacua’s latest electric performance featured plenty of big-time catches from the 22-year-old, though his most impressive may have been on the play that set the mark: a 35-yard catch-and-run on his last reception of the night.
