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LOS ANGELES — Receiver Puka Nacua is headed to injured reserve after reaggravating his right knee injury in the Los Angeles Rams’ season-opening loss at Detroit. The fifth-round pick added nine catches for a rookie playoff-record 181 yards in the Rams’ postseason loss at Detroit. Nacua and Cooper Kupp were expected to form one of the NFL’s best receiving tandems …

The Rams offense under Sean McVay historically is at its best when an effective rushing attack creates play-action passing opportunities. So the return of running back Kyren Williams, and receiver Cooper Kupp’s perseverance to play through an ankle injury should provide the Rams with a boost Sunday when they play the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. …

Coach Sean McVay watches in dismay as the San Francisco 49ers get the best of his Rams again. That predictability was the undoing of the Rams on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium in a 24-9 defeat to the San Francisco 49ers, who finished them off when Talanoa Hufanga leaped in front of a pass intended for Cooper Kupp and returned …

How much can star-studded Rams afford to pay NFL’s best receiver, Cooper Kupp?

In sports movies, the big game inevitably comes down to an unheralded player delivering in the clutch to win a championship. The simplest way to understand the Los Angeles’ Rams 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals is that the Rams had the best dudes. The Rams couldn’t run with Akers, so on an early 4th-and-1 to keep the drive alive, …

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LOADING ERROR LOADING LOS ANGELES — A four-time MVP, three Super Bowl players and the beginning of a brother act. Not even one of Tom Brady’s best performances — in his final season — came close in the MVP race, with the Buccaneers quarterback getting 10 votes. There were things done to make me feel special and important.” Rams wide …

LOS ANGELES — A four-time MVP, three Super Bowl players and the beginning of a brother act. Not even one of Tom Brady’s best performances — in his final season — came close in the MVP race, with the Buccaneers quarterback getting 10 votes. There were things done to make me feel special and important.” Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp …

Colts’ Taylor, Rams’ Kupp among best bets to score

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford ranks among the best in the NFL statistically. Ranking among the NFL’s top five passing leaders is not an entirely new experience for Matthew Stafford, but it could become a habit with the Rams. I don’t want to have any wasted plays.” In last Sunday’s 28-19 victory over the Detroit Lions, Stafford completed 28 of 41 …

Rookie running back Cam Akers suffered a rib injury early and veteran running back Malcolm Brown suffered a finger injury late during Sunday’s 37-19 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, but second-year pro Darrell Henderson stepped up with the best performance of his career. Henderson rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown in 12 carries, and caught two passes for 40 …