.Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2024, 01:30 AM ETCloseSarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She participated in ESPN in 2016 to cover the Veggie Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She at that point relocated to Houston to cover the Texans. She involved ESPN after working as a writer as well as editor for Sports Illustrated. You can easily follow her on Twitter @sarahbarshop. INGLEWOOD, Calif.-- For the very first time because Week 1, the Los Angeles Rams possessed recipients Cooper Kupp as well as Puka Nacua back on the field together in the team's 30-20 triumph over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night.Rams train Sean McVay would like it to remain in this way. Surrounded by files that the Rams had actually moved toward teams about trading Kupp before the Nov. 5 business due date, McVay said he was "actually grateful" to have him back on the field." And that's what I anticipate to remain in this way," McVay said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedKupp, who had been actually out because spraining his departed ankle in Week 2, had five catches for 51 yards as well as a touchdown. Nacua led the group along with seven catches for 106 lawns on nine intendeds." Staffs reached out," McVay mentioned when inquired about the trade conjecture. "A few of the things that I have actually seen on the market, they are actually simply not true." Kupp stated he's "not thinking of that stuff," yet claimed he assumed there was actually something "type of great regarding the only thing that things taking place outside of the amenities, yet on a brief week, every moment devoted readying, trying to prepare to find out below as well as play." Therefore it provided me the opportunity to center know just being actually where my feets are actually, having the capacity to prep as best I may and also appear right here and also let it rip," Kupp claimed. "And all that things is what it is." While the Rams anticipated to acquire Kupp back after he was inactive against the Las Vegas Raiders in Full Week 7, the group kept Nacua's yield closer to the vest. Nacua sprained an after cruciate ligament in Week 1 and also was placed on injured book. The Rams started his 21-day method window to come back coming from IR on Tuesday and also triggered him just before Thursday's game.McVay stated he figured out Monday coming from vice head of state of sporting activities medication and also functionality Reggie Scott that there was a chance Nacua could possibly play recently instead of hanging around until Full week 9 against the Seattle Seahawks." [Nacua] said, 'I don't know, I am actually really feeling fair,'" McVay mentioned. "He went and also possessed an exercise session where he operated courses and did a terrific job. His motion appeared really good. I spoke to him, as well as I stated, 'Perform you would like to make an effort to offer this point a try?' And also he noded." McVay, that has actually taught the value of "return to show" vs. "go back to participate in" when discussing gamers returning coming from personal injury, claimed Nacua "had revealed that he was ready for that production."" And this individual's mindset, his attitude ... he's a war dad, he's a stud," McVay stated. "I enjoy his play energy as well as what he takes. He was ready to go tonite, and also he made a huge impact on the video game." Due to the brief week, Nacua wasn't able to join a cushioned method. Quarterback Matthew Stafford claimed he had thrown Nacua "one, perhaps two rounds virtual this week, and that's the first time considering that the first video game." It was Nacua's 8th profession game (away from 19 played) along with one hundred receiving backyards. That is actually matched with Minnesota's Justin Jefferson for the 2nd very most within a gamer's initial 20 profession video games in the Super Dish time, according to ESPN Research.The Rams scored a season-high 30 points Thursday, popping a streak of 10 successive games along with far fewer than 30, according to ESPN Research.And while McVay pointed out "everyone possessed a hand" in the triumph, there is actually certainly about the "spark" as well as "electricity" the return of Kupp as well as Nacua offered the offense." There's a self-confidence, there is actually a comfort, there is actually a relationship that's been actually created with Matthew as well as Cooper over times and after that Puka and Matthew in 2013 and then leading into this period," McVay stated. "Therefore, these people are actually ballers." And Matthew emphasized the most ideal in everybody. Yet I thought Puka and also Cooper prepared to go. They produced an influence.".