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He almost caught it Conklin

 

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Nervous now Wilson TD Vikings 20 Jets 17

 

Rams expect WR Cooper Kupp to return in Week 7

The Rams sit at the bottom of the NFC West with a 1-3 record, and injuries to some key players have contributed to their early struggles.

Los Angeles has finally received some good news on the health front, with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting that wide receiver Cooper Kupp is expected to return for the club’s Week 7 game against the Raiders on Oct. 20 (the Rams have a Week 6 bye, so the hope is that Sunday’s Week 5 bout with the Packers is the last game Kupp will miss).

Kupp, 31, suffered an ankle injury during the second quarter of L.A.’s loss to the Cardinals in Week 2, and he has been sidelined ever since. He was initially mentioned as an injured reserve candidate, although subsequent reports indicated that he would avoid IR.

The decision to keep Kupp on the active roster naturally led to optimism that he would be back on the field sooner rather than later, optimism that grew when it became clear that he would not require surgery on the ankle. As fellow wideout Puka Nacua’s knee injury forced the team to place him on IR, Kupp’s imminent return is surely a welcome development.

Of course, Schefter qualified his report with the caveat that Kupp will return in Week 7 “as long as there are no setbacks in practice.” Given the injury problems that have plagued the 2021 Triple Crown winner, the absence of setbacks cannot be assumed.

After his dominant 2021 season, in which he led the league in receptions (145), yards (1,947) and receiving touchdowns (16) and took home Super Bowl MVP honors, Kupp landed a three-year, $80M extension. Unfortunately, a high ankle sprain cut the ensuing 2022 campaign short, and he opened the 2023 season on IR with a hamstring ailment.

He started the 2024 season hot, racking up 18 catches for 147 yards and a TD in less than six quarters of play. When healthy, he and Nacua represent one of the best WR tandems in the game, and there is some hope that Nacua will also be able to suit up in Week 7, when he is first eligible to be activated.

The healthy and productive return of the Kupp-Nacua duo will go a long way in determining whether the Rams can reverse their fortunes and make another postseason run.

Without his top two pass-catchers, quarterback Matthew Stafford has turned to players like Demarcus Robinson, Tutu Atwell, Tyler Johnson and Jordan Whittington. All of those wideouts have had their moments, but none of them have the upside of Kupp and Nacua.

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You do know you have other people to throw the ball to besides Justin Jefferson

 

Redemption for Gilmore.

 

INT looks the Vikings escape Vikings 23 Jets 17

 

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The Vikings were very fortunate to come away with the win I'm not sure what's going on with him Sam Darnold the Vikings have to find a run game but 5-0 they are in control of the NFC NORTĤ

 

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Jayden 'this NFL stuff is easy' Daniels having a day also, per usual.

 

lol, Flacco knows how to quiet a crowd. He just hit Pierce to tie things up at, 34.

 

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I thought I was going to win my survivor league this week with Washington but my opponent got the horseshoes with the Ravens a week after getting them with the Texans.

 

Holy Toledo! Cardinals beat the 49ers in San Fransisco. 24-23. Both teams at 2-3.

 

Shocking developments in Seattle... The Giants are going to win. The only positive is, Dabol's head didnt explode.

 

Russell Wilson on the sidelines looks like he's about to cry he looks so pitiful