For the second week in a row, one of the league’s best players this week had a stellar performance against the Arizona Cardinals. Last week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers punter Riley Dixon earned Week 13 NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. In Week 14, Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua won the award. He was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 14.
Nakua had seven catches for 167 yards and two touchdowns as the Rams defeated the Arizona Cardinals 45-17 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
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His 167 yards receiving (and scrimmage) in Week 14 were tops in the NFL.
It was the fifth time in his career that he had more than 160 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sunday’s game was his first in the NFL and he had two touchdowns.
This is his second Player of the Week award this season and the third time in his career. He earned the distinction earlier this season after hauling in 13 catches for 170 yards and a touchdown in a 27-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 4.
The Cardinals will face Nacua again in Week 18.
Nacua led the league with 93 catches for 1,186 yards and six touchdowns in 14 weeks.
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