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WATCH: Puka Nacua TD Not Enough to Put Los Angeles Rams Ahead of Philadelphia Eagles at Halftime

The Los Angeles Rams are locked in a tight battle with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday

Matt Galatzan

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The Los Angeles Rams offense has come to play on Sunday afternoon against the defending NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles. 

And heading into the locker room at halftime, that offensive production is paying dividends. 

However, thanks to a late defensive lapse, and the patented Philadelphia 'brotherly shove' the Rams currently trail the Eagles 17-14 after two quarters. 

Star wideout Cooper Kupp has led the way early on for L.A., catching six passes on eight targets for 95 yards in his first game back after missing the first four games of the year on the injured reserve list. 

However, it was rookie Puka Nacua who got the headlines at the end of the second quarter, however, catching a beautiful fade from quarterback Matthew Stafford for the go-ahead score. 

It was Nacua's second touchdown of the season after last week's game-winner over the Colts. 

For the game, Nacua has three catches for 34 yards and the score. 

Puka Nacua
Puka Nacua / USA Today

Meanwhile, Stafford has also been dealing from under center in vintage fashion for Los Angeles, completing 12 of 17 passes for 147 yards and two scores. 

Tutu Atwell, who has also been a breakout star for the Rams early on this season, was on the receiving end of the first touchdown from Stafford.

Despite the dynamic passing attack, however, the Rams have also had one key issue on the offensive end - the rushing attack - with Kyren Williams rushing for just 21 yards on seven carries. 

The Rams will hope to ride their hot passing game and rebound from the second-quarter Philly gut punch in the second half.

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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