Puka Nacua Expected to Miss Sunday, But the Rams Have a 195-Yard Davante Adams Shaped Backup Plan

Puka Nacua is officially in the "we would be surprised if he plays" zone for Sunday night against the Denver Broncos, thanks to a lingering hip injury.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport dropped the news, confirming what fantasy managers and bettors were already dreading. Nacua missed Week 2, and now he is staring down another week in street clothes while the medical staff plays it safe.

"Ian Rapoport noted he 'would be surprised' if Nacua plays and that Davante Adams has shown he can carry the load."

But let's be honest, the Los Angeles Rams are not exactly panicking. When your backup plan for a missing star is just throwing the ball to Davante Adams, you are playing on easy mode.

Adams casually dropped 195 yards and two touchdowns on the New York Giants last week in a 28-6 blowout. That kind of production is exactly why the Rams brought him in.

You do not need to rush your young franchise cornerstone back from a hip issue when your veteran receiver is out here treating NFL secondaries like a casual 7-on-7 drill.

For anyone looking at the Sunday night lines, Nacua's absence shifts the entire offensive gravity toward Adams. The Broncos' defense now knows exactly who is getting the ball, but knowing it and stopping a guy who just put up nearly 200 yards are two entirely different tax brackets.

Expect the Rams to keep playing it cautious with Nacua. Hip injuries in September are not something you mess around with if you want a healthy roster in December. Until he is fully cleared, expect Matthew Stafford to keep force-feeding Adams while the rest of the league wonders how Los Angeles keeps getting away with this.