Makea Nacua Week 9 Preview vs. the Saints

Makea Nacua has a tough matchup when his Los Angeles Rams meet the New Orleans Saints in Week 9 (Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET). The Saints give up 196 passing yards per game, ninth-best in the NFL.

Puka Nacua has 54 receptions for a team-high 616 yards and two TDs this year. He's been targeted 65 times, producing 102.7 yards per game.

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Nacua vs. the Saints

• Nacua vs the Saints (since 2021): 1 GP / 56 REC YPG / 1 REC TD
• New Orleans' defense has not let a player rack up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2025 season.
• 12 players have grabbed a TD pass against the Saints this year.
• Two opposing players have hauled in at least two TD passes in matchups with New Orleans on the season.
• The pass defense of the Saints is conceding 196 yards per contest this year, which ranks ninth in the NFL.
• The Saints' defense ranks 21st in the NFL with 14 passing TDs allowed so far this season.

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Nacua Receiving Insights

• Nacua, in four of six games, has hit 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 NFL play), racking up 616 yards on 65 passes thrown his way.
• In two of six games this season, Makea Nacua has a touchdown catch, but he has posted zero multiple-TD efforts.
• He has three total touchdowns this season (14.3% of his team's 21 offensive TDs).
• 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