The Rams head into Monday night with their biggest offensive question hanging over them: Puka Nacua.
Los Angeles listed its star receiver as questionable with a hip injury, and Sean McVay has not locked in whether Nacua will play against the New York Giants. The team views him as a pre-game decision.
Nacua’s issue surfaced this week, and it kept him out of practice for the Rams. For a Los Angeles offense that sputtered in Week 1, his status looms large as the team tries to avoid an 0-2 start.
Oddsmakers, for now, aren’t treating the situation like a full-blown shakeup. The Giants vs.
Rams line has not moved yet, and the Rams remain a seven-point favorite at home at DraftKings. Los Angeles is also still the favorite to win the Super Bowl, though that outlook would take a hit if the Rams were upset and opened the season 0-2.
Nacua caught five of his nine targets for 74 yards in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. The Rams were favored in that game, but they fell 27-7 in Australia more than 10 days ago.
Los Angeles is not going into Week 2 at full strength either way. Myles Garrett had already been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury and will miss at least the next four games.
If Nacua is ultimately ruled out, the betting line could move by a point or even a half point. Top players can swing the numbers that much, and Nacua fits that group. Still, the Rams have enough pieces on offense to keep things moving with Davante Adams, Kyren Williams, Blake Corum and others.
Nacua missed only one game in the 2025 season, and Adams turned that absence into a big day, catching three touchdowns in a 35-7 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. If Nacua sits on Monday night, Adams would be in line for a major role again.
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