Rams' Blake Corum highlights impact of Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp after key win against Vikings

The Los Angeles Rams got prima receivers Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp backmost connected Thursday night, and rookie moving backmost Blake Corum believes it made a monolithic difference

The Los Angeles Rams' discourtesy received a important boost erstwhile prima wide receivers Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp returned from their injuries, giving backmost Matthew Stafford adjacent much firepower successful the triumph implicit the Minnesota Vikings.

And Rams rookie moving backmost Blake Corum is convinced that with the violative squad astatine afloat tilt, Los Angeles is acceptable for an upswing successful their play performance.

Nacua made an instant content during Thursday's 30-20 victory astatine SoFi Stadium with Stafford often targeting his favoured receiver from the get-go. Stafford besides kept his eyes connected Kupp, a erstwhile Super Bowl MVP, adjacent if the dynamic duo had a spot much occupation connecting during the night.

Together Nacua and Kupp racked up 157 receiving yards —including Nacua's stellar 7 catches for 106 yards — and 1 touchdown crossed 12 receptions. The undeniable chemistry betwixt Stafford, Kupp, and Nacua signals that Los Angeles could beryllium a formidable force.

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Corum sensed the momentum displacement and, speaking to Mirror US Sports post-win, helium conveyed the value of having Nacua and Kupp backmost connected the field. "Yeah, we were rolling today," helium said.

"I deliberation it starts with practice. It was large having those guys back. They decidedly bring a batch of energy, truthful it felt truly bully and it looked good."

Corum and the Rams were evidently buoyed by the instrumentality of the dynamic wideout duo. Their beingness connected the tract allowed Stafford to diversify his targets with Corum himself snagging a nine-yard drawback and Demarcus Robinson scoring a brace of touchdowns alongside his 35 yards from 2 receptions.

Even prima moving backmost Kyren Williams was successful Stafford's sights, racking up 19 yards implicit 5 catches, including a touchdown. The 23-year-old Corum highlighted the palpable vigor boost successful the Vikings matchup. "We preach it each the time," helium said, referring to the zest Nacua and Kupp injected into the team, which helium believes could pb to further victories.

"Coach [Sean] McVay, our organization, we preach energy. We talked astir it strictly starting with 1 [win], present we're astatine two. So conscionable support gathering connected those – and we'll beryllium successful."

Corum besides observed that the offense's vibrancy seemed to animate the defense, culminating successful a captious fourth-quarter play wherever the Rams' defence sacked Darnold to people a information arsenic the Vikings sought a last-ditch effort. Although determination was a proposition of a look disguise usurpation connected Darnold, the officials didn't telephone it, allowing the crippled to proceed.

Corum recognized the value of maintaining momentum crossed the full team.

"I deliberation erstwhile 1 signifier does it, particularly today, 1 signifier made a large play, the adjacent 1 did, and it conscionable kinda kept going," helium said. "Everyone kept feeding disconnected each other, truthful vigor was a large part."

With the NFL commercialized deadline approaching, debates raged arsenic to whether the Rams would soon portion ways with their stars. Before their caller victory, galore pundits anticipated them arsenic imaginable sellers – but the instrumentality of cardinal players similar Kupp and Nacua has stirred talks of a postseason push, peculiarly portion competing successful an unpredictable NFC West.

The mighty San Francisco 49ers person been grappling with injuries portion the apical is occupied by the unpredictable Seattle Seahawks. There is simply a accidental for the Rams to assertion the part crown if circumstances align, it appears.

Corum stressed that the Rams' absorption is purely connected what's wrong their grasp with commercialized speculations being thing that's retired of their control. But if they artifact retired the extracurricular noise, the Michigan merchandise believes, Los Angeles could beryllium a unit to reckon with.

"I deliberation it's keeping your caput down," the moving backmost said. "As agelong arsenic we instrumentality unneurotic and support our heads down and provender disconnected each other's vigor and support grinding, we're going to person a palmy season."