told reporters from the podium Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\nAfter the touchdown, Nacua \u2014 who grew up a big Packers fan in large part because of Adams \u2014 found the six-time Pro Bowl pass catcher in the end zone to flex together, a moment captured by Rams team photographers.<\/p>\n
“(If) you would have said that when I was in high school,” Nacua said, “I’d be like, ‘You’re crazy.'”<\/p>\n
Monday Night FootballLos Angeles Chargers vs. Las Vegas Raiders<\/p>\n
Chargers (1-0)<\/p>\n
Andre James, OC, Herriman High (via UCLA)Alohi Gilman, S, Orem High (via Notre Dame)<\/p>\n
Raiders (1-0)<\/p>\n
Jackson Powers-Johnson, OC, Corner Canyon High (via Oregon)Leki Fotu, DT, Utah\/Herriman HighSunday Night FootballAtlanta 22, Minnesota 6<\/p>\n
Falcons (1-1)<\/p>\n
Tyler Allgeier, RB, BYU: Reserve running back rushed for 76 yards on 16 carries, including a 5-yard scoring plunge to put the game away in the fourth quarterKaden Elliss, LB, Judge Memorial (via Idaho): Starting linebacker totaled four tackles and a quarterback hit on defenseClark Phillips III, CB, Utah: Inactive for Week 2<\/p>\n
Vikings (1-1)<\/p>\n
No locals on the active rosterSunday afternoonPhiladelphia 20, Kansas City 17<\/p>\n
Eagles (2-0)<\/p>\n
No locals on the active roster<\/p>\n
Chiefs (0-2)<\/p>\n
Kingsley Suamataia, OG, BYU\/Orem High: Started at left guard on offenseJeffrey Bassa, LB, Kearns High (via Oregon): Reserve linebacker made two tackles on special teamsJalen Royals, WR, Utah State: Inactive for Week 2Indianapolis 29, Denver 28<\/p>\n
Colts (2-0)<\/p>\n
No locals on the active roster<\/p>\n
Broncos (1-1)<\/p>\n
Garett Bolles, OT, Utah\/Snow\/Westlake High: Started at left tackle on offenseJonah Elliss, LB, Utah: Reserve linebacker had a tackle, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit on defenseKarene Reid, LB, Utah\/Timpview High: Reserve linebacker also played on special teamsBaltimore 41, Cleveland 17<\/p>\n
Ravens (1-1)<\/p>\n
Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU: Starting linebacker had one tackle, a quarterback hit before exiting with hamstring injury<\/p>\n
Browns (0-2)<\/p>\n
Mohamoud Diabate, LB, Utah: Reserve linebacker made one tackle on kick returnCincinnati 31, Jacksonville 27<\/p>\n
Bengals (2-0)<\/p>\n
Ryan Rehkow, P, BYU: Punted three times for 166 yards (155.3 yards per punt) with two punts downed inside the 20<\/p>\n
Jaguars (1-1)<\/p>\n
Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah: Starting linebacker had two tackles, a quarterback and an interception on defenseTim Patrick, WR, Utah: Reserve receiver was targeted once on offenseDallas 40, New York 37 (OT)<\/p>\n
Cowboys (1-1)<\/p>\n
No locals on the active roster<\/p>\n
Giants (0-2)<\/p>\n
Jaxson Dart, QB, Corner Canyon\/Roy High (via Ole Miss): Made NFL regular-season debut, finished with one rush for loss of 3 yardsDetroit 52, Chicago 21<\/p>\n
Lions (1-1)<\/p>\n
Penei Sewell, OT, Desert Hills High (via Oregon): Started at right tackleSione Vaki, RB, Utah: Inactive for Week 2<\/p>\n
Bears (0-2)<\/p>\n
Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah: Starting cornerback made two tackles before leaving with an injury (groin)Braxton Jones, OT, Southern Utah\/Murray High: Started at left tackleNoah Sewell, LB, Orem High (via Oregon): Reserve linebacker totaled four tackles, including a tackle for loss on defenseNew England 33, Miami 27<\/p>\n
Patriots (1-1)<\/p>\n
Khyiris Tonga, DT, BYU\/Granger High: Reserve defensive tackle also played on special teams<\/p>\n
Dolphins (0-2)<\/p>\n
Zach Wilson, QB, BYU\/Corner Canyon High: Active, but did not playSan Francisco 26, New Orleans 21<\/p>\n
49ers (2-0)<\/p>\n
Fred Warner, LB, BYU: Starting linebacker totaled 11 tackles, a tackle for loss, a pass defender, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on defense<\/p>\n
Saints (0-2)<\/p>\n
Terrell Burgess, S, Utah: Reserve safety also played on special teamsDevaughn Vele, WR, Utah: Starting wide receiver caught one pass, a 3-yard touchdownRashid Shaheed, WR\/RS, Weber State: Starting wide receiver caught four passes for 39 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown, and returned two punts for 23 yards with two fair catchesJonah Williams, DE, Weber State: Reserve defensive lineman also played on special teamsBuffalo 30, New York 10<\/p>\n
Bills (2-0)<\/p>\n
Cole Bishop, S, Utah: Starting safety had a team-high five tackles, including a sack on defenseDalton Kincaid, TE, Utah: Reserve tight end caught four passes for 37 yards on offenseTaron Johnson, CB, Weber State: Inactive for Week 2Jackson Hawes, TE, Highland High (via Yale\/Georgia Tech): Reserve tight end caught one pass for five yards<\/p>\n
Jets (0-2)<\/p>\n
Jay Tufele, DT, Bingham High (via USC): Inactive for Week 2Seattle 31, Pittsburgh 17<\/p>\n
Seahawks (1-1)<\/p>\n
Connor O’Toole, LB, Utah: Inactive for Week 2<\/p>\n
Steelers (1-1)<\/p>\n
Jaylen Warren, RB, Utah State\/Snow\/East High (via Oklahoma State): Starting running back ran for a team-high 48 yards on 14 carries, and caught team-high four passes for 86 yards on offenseMiles Killebrew, S, Southern Utah: Reserve safety made two tackles on special teamsLos Angeles 33, Tennessee 19<\/p>\n
Rams (2-0)<\/p>\n
Puka Nacua, WR, BYU\/Orem High: Starting wide receiver caught eight passes for 91 yards, and ran for a 45-yard touchdown on offense<\/p>\n
Titans (0-2)<\/p>\n
Cody Barton, LB, Utah\/Brighton High: Starting linebacker had five tackles and an interception on defenseThursday Night FootballGreen Bay 27, Washington 18<\/p>\n
Packers (2-0)<\/p>\n
Jordan Love, QB, Utah State: Starting quarterback completed 19-of-31 passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 12 yards on three carries with two sacks takenZayne Anderson, S, BYU\/Stansbury High: Inactive for Week 2Chris Brooks, RB, BYU: Reserve running back caught three passes for 27 yards in 13 offensive snaps<\/p>\n
Commanders (1-1)<\/p>\n
Bobby Wagner, LB, Utah State: Starting middle linebacker posted game-high 11 tackles in 68 defensive snapsMatt Gay, K, Utah\/UVU\/Orem High: Converted a 51-yard field goal and one PAT in eight snaps on special teamsMitch Wishnowsky, P, Utah: Inactive for Week 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AROUND THE SHIELD \u2014 Puka Nacua’s third season in the NFL started hot a week ago, when the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369163,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[1954,1953,441,7,1956,1955,820,1014,58,2444,2611,88,6,1958,424,1959,9,1957,1951,1599,1952],"class_list":{"0":"post-369162","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-cars","9":"tag-classifieds","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-homes","13":"tag-jobs","14":"tag-local","15":"tag-los-angeles","16":"tag-los-angeles-rams","17":"tag-losangeles","18":"tag-losangelesrams","19":"tag-news","20":"tag-nfl","21":"tag-radio","22":"tag-rams","23":"tag-salt-lake","24":"tag-sports","25":"tag-television","26":"tag-traffic","27":"tag-utah","28":"tag-weather"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115206567557430995","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}