• Puka Nacua’s absence forced the Rams to redistribute the passing game, and for most of Sunday night in Denver, Davante Adams and Konata Mumpfield did exactly that.
  • Nacua was inactive against Denver, a second straight game without him as he managed his injury.
  • That left Matthew Stafford leaning on a receiver group that had to absorb more of the workload than usual, and Adams and Mumpfield became the clearest answers.
  • Adams led the Rams with seven catches on 13 targets for 137 yards.
  • Mumpfield’s night was smaller in volume but just as important in the flow of the game.
  • He finished with four receptions for 93 yards and a go-ahead touchdown, with three of his catches coming at a time the Rams needed them most.
  • Denver and Los Angeles traded leads three times in the final five minutes, turning the closing stretch into a sequence of answers and counterpunches.
  • With 3:38 left, Mumpfield found the end zone to put Los Angeles back in front.
  • But Denver still had the final say, and the Rams’ last drive ended with Stafford spiking the ball at the Broncos 14 with three seconds left after a 20-yard completion to Williams.
  • For one night, the answer was no.