A wide receiver has never won the NFL MVP award and that’s not going to change this year, but Puka Nacua has been the most valuable player for any team in September and that was proven once again on Sunday during the Rams’ 27-20 win over the Colts. Nacua caught 13 passes for 170 yards, a regular season career-high for a single game, and caught a game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Nacua should be a lock to win his first-ever NFC Offensive Player of the Month award when announcements are made this week, but let’s take it a step further: The Rams are 3-1, and not 0-4, because of Puka Nacua. Even more so than they are because of Matthew Stafford.
It’s often said that Stafford has “made” receivers, like former Offensive Players of the Year Calvin Johnson and Cooper Kupp. But at this