Puka Nacua breaks record for rookie receiving yards in an NFL playoff game, though it comes in loss

In a season Puka Nacua has become accustomed to breaking NFL records, the Los Angeles Rams rookie broke one more Sunday night.

Unfortunately for the Rams, it came in a loss, as Los Angeles fell 24-23 to the Detroit Lions in the postseason’s wild-card round.

Nacua had nine receptions for 181 yards and a touchdown, setting the record for rookie receiving yards in an NFL playoff game in the process.

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The previous record was 160 by the Seattle Seahawks’ DK Metcalf in the 2019 season.

Nacua broke the record with a 35-yard reception on the Rams’ final possession that moved Los Angeles to its own 45.

Five plays later, though, Los Angeles couldn’t convert a third-and-14 on a play in which Matthew Stafford targeted Nacua, and the Lions were able to run out the clock after a punt.

Nacua scored the Rams’ first touchdown of the night, grabbing a 50-yard catch in the second quarter that brought Los Angeles within 14-10.