Makea Nacua Week 9 Preview vs. the Saints

Makea Nacua has a difficult matchup when his Los Angeles Rams meet the New Orleans Saints in Week 9 (Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET). The Saints concede 196.0 passing yards per game, ninth-best in the NFL.

Puka Nacua's stat line features 54 catches for a team-best 616 yards and two scores. He is averaging 102.7 yards per game, and has been targeted 65 times.

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Nacua vs. the Saints

• Nacua vs the Saints (since 2021): 1 GP / 56 REC YPG / 1 REC TD
• New Orleans has not given up 100 or more receiving yards to an opposing player in the 2025 season.
• 12 players have caught a TD pass against the Saints this year.
• New Orleans has allowed two players to record at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• The pass defense of the Saints is conceding 196.0 yards per contest this year, which ranks ninth in the NFL.
• So far this year, the Saints have given up 14 passing TDs to their opponents, averaging 1.8 per game. That ranks 21st in league play.

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Nacua Receiving Insights

• In four of six games this year, Nacua has exceeded the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
• Nacua has 26.7% of his team's target share (65 targets on 243 passing attempts).
• He is averaging 9.5 yards per target (30th in league play), averaging 616 yards on 65 passes thrown his way.
• Makea Nacua has reeled in two touchdown catches this year in six games, one apiece on two occasions.
• He has scored three of his team's 21 offensive touchdowns this season (14.3%).
• Nacua (five red zone targets) has been targeted 11.9% of the time in the red zone (42 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Nacua's Recent Performance