INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua wasn't going to let a gushing head wound keep him off the field during the season opener.

On L.A.'s second offensive drive, Nacua converted a 3rd-and-7 over the middle of the field, but was dealt a helmet-to-helmet blow by Texans inside linebacker Henry To'oTo'o, who was flagged for unnecessary roughness on the play. It opened a gash above Nacua's eye, and blood dripped down the right side of his face. He remembered fellow wide receiver Davante Adams trying to talk to him, but all he could say was "there's blood and I don't know where it's coming from. Please help me," Nacua said postgame.

"I felt like my face was on my face mask and I was standing up and it was just all the way down here to the left. But just got some quick stitches an

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