Rams’ Puka Nacua dives for TD catch vs. Patriots

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  • Sarah Barshop, ESPN staff writerNov 17 2024, 2:20 PM ET

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      Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She joined ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated. You can follow her on Twitter @sarahbarshop.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Los Angeles Rams got another takeaway from their defense on Sunday against the New England Patriots, but unlike last week, they were able to take advantage.

The play after Braden Fiske strip-fired Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, quarterback Matthew Stafford threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Puka Nacua.

After the catch, Nacua had four catches for 86 yards and a touchdown. After making the play, Nacua was checked out by the medical staff in the end zone and went into the injury tent.

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, the touchdown pass to Nacua had a completion probability of 13.5%. That’s Stafford’s lowest completion probability on any passing touchdown since 2017, when NGS began tracking this statistic.

In Week 10 against the Miami Dolphins — a game the Rams didn’t score a touchdown — Los Angeles fumbled the ball after the defense intercepted a pass.

The touchdown gave the Rams a 14-7 lead in the second quarter.