Rams’ Cooper Kupp suffers ankle injury in loss to Cardinals

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Rams huge receiver Cooper Kupp injured his left ankle within the second quarter of Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals and didn’t play within the second half of the 41-10 loss.

Rams coach Sean McVay stated in his postgame information convention that he did not have an replace on the severity of Kupp’s ankle damage. The star huge receiver had a boot on his left foot within the locker room after the sport.

Kupp appeared to maintain the damage on his fourth reception of the sport — a 24-yard catch-and-run close to the top of the primary half. He walked off the sector to the locker room at halftime with a noticeable limp.

“[Kupp] ran throughout the sector, did a very nice job, after which was limping a little bit bit,” quarterback Matthew Stafford stated. “And he does not often limp for too lengthy. Generally you get stepped on and also you limp for a minute and stroll one off. However we’ll see what that’s. Clearly an enormous a part of our crew and an enormous a part of our offense.”

Kupp had 4 catches for 37 yards on six targets earlier than leaving the sport. In two video games this season, he has 18 catches for 147 yards and a landing.

The Rams are already with out huge receiver Puka Nacua, who’s on injured reserve after spraining his posterior cruciate ligament in Week 1. Behind Kupp and Nacua, the Rams have huge receivers Demarcus Robinson, Tyler Johnson, Tutu Atwell and rookie sixth-round decide Jordan Whittington.

Stafford didn’t throw a landing cross in a recreation for the primary time since Week 1 of the 2023 season. Based on ESPN Analysis, his streak of 15 consecutive begins with a passing landing had been the second-longest energetic streak within the NFL behind Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins.

With the blowout loss, the Rams fell to 0-2 for the primary time beneath McVay and the primary time for the reason that 2011 season. The 31-point loss is their second-largest loss beneath McVay, based on ESPN Analysis.

“They bought after us in each section,” McVay stated. “They did a fantastic job. There’s not something optimistic that I can take away from at the moment. And anytime that one thing like this happens, I believe you have to look inward, at first.

” … It was an extremely humbling three-hour window. They did what they wished to do from the leap. We did not do something to offer ourselves an opportunity. Guys saved battling, however we have to have the ability to determine it out. We’ve plenty of causes to make excuses, however finally they got here in, they had been able to go, they bought after us and we did not do a ok job. And that at all times begins with me.”

The Rams have allowed 67 factors in two video games, their third most by way of two video games of a season in franchise historical past, based on ESPN Analysis. The Los Angeles protection is with out future Corridor of Famer Aaron Donald, who retired in March.

Los Angeles gave up 489 yards of offense to the Cardinals on Sunday, together with 231 dashing yards.

“This isn’t a enjoyable place to be in as a competitor,” McVay stated. “You guys know me. I imply, this chaps me to no finish. Nevertheless it does not do any good to take a seat right here and dwell on it. What I am not going to do is pout about this s—. All proper? I am going to determine, all proper, how can I am going reply in a way that is reflective of what I ask of our guys? And that is precisely what you guys are going to see.”