Rams coach Sean McVay ‘kicking’ himself after Cooper Kupp injury on meaningless play

The Los Angeles Rams suffered their third loss in 4 video games towards the division-rival 49ers on Sunday, falling 31-14 because the crew failed to attain greater than 14 factors for the fourth straight sport. However their greatest loss could have come within the type of reigning Offensive Participant of the Yr Cooper Kupp, who left the sport with beneath two minutes to go within the sport with an ankle damage.

Kupp gave the impression to be rolled up on whereas being tackled throughout a go play on third down, with the sport nicely out of attain. The All-Professional receiver remained down on the sector for a number of moments, and the Rams surrendered when the sport lastly resumed, operating the ball and kneeling to finish the sport.

After the sport, Rams head coach Sean McVay admitted he made a mistake by retaining his finest participant in a sport that was already determined.

“That’s why you wished to attempt to be sensible getting out of the sport. And I’m kicking myself for not operating the soccer once more,” McVay stated in his postgame presser. “However, I’m hopeful that he’s OK.”

Per NBC Los Angeles, Kupp had his ankle wrapped within the postgame locker room and was “noticeably limping.”

Cooper Kupp
Cooper Kupp
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Sean McVay on the Rams sideline
Sean McVay on the Rams sideline
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The blowout loss to San Francisco at SoFi Stadium dropped the Rams to 3-4 following their Tremendous Bowl season, and if Kupp has to overlook time they face a considerably harder highway again to the playoffs. The 29-year-old receiver has accounted for greater than 32 % of the Rams’ whole yards and 6 of their 13 whole offensive touchdowns on the season. Even with Kupp, Los Angeles is third-to-last within the NFL in whole yards and fifth-to-last in factors.

In Week 9, they journey to Tampa to face one other disappointing NFC crew within the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay nonetheless has the fifth-best defensive DVOA (defense-adjusted worth over common) within the league, per Soccer Outsiders, so it will likely be a troublesome.

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