<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-sean-mcvay-reveals-unlikely-ways-cooper-kupp-contributed-to-la-win-vs-49ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sean McVay reveals unlikely ways Cooper Kupp contributed to Rams win vs. 49ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rams-news-Sean-McVay-reveals-unlikely-ways-Cooper-Kupp-contributed-to-Rams-win-vs.-49ers.jpg"></figure><h1>Sean McVay reveals unlikely ways Cooper Kupp contributed to Rams win vs. 49ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T18:02:46-08:00">December 13th, 6:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T18:02:46-08:00">December 13th, 6:02pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In Week 15, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-rams-pillow-fight-low-not-seen-since-1922-dayton-triangles" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Rams secured one of the least likely wins</a> of the 2024 NFL season.</p><p>Neither team scored a touchdown through the air or on the ground, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-brock-purdy-weighs-in-deebo-samuels-tnf-usage-vs-rams" rel="noopener">both quarterbacks threw for under 200 yards</a>, and despite his efforts, talents, and pedigree, Erewhon smoothie magnet Cooper Kupp was held catchless, failing to connect on any of the three balls thrown his way.</p><p>What gives? How can the Rams win a game without Kupp catching a ball? Well, frankly, Sean McVay was surprised by how things shook out, too, but celebrated his Pro Bowl receiver for <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-friday-december-13-mcvay/" rel="noopener">helping the LA secure the win in other ways</a>.</p><p>“He contributed in other ways. I thought he had some key blocks at the point of attack. I don’t know that I would ever say that. He did have a way of impacting the game. When you only throw for 160 yards, there were some reasons because of execution. I could do a better job for guys, and then, ultimately, the weather did play into it. There just weren’t a lot of opportunities to throw the football. The way that the game ended up playing out, when you’re not converting on some third downs early on in the game, and then based on how the game unfolded, there just weren’t too many opportunities. When we did throw it in the latter parts, those were more kind of where other guys [like] the tight ends were activated. They were playing some different things where we ended up throwing a couple check downs to the backs. Puka got his targets. Other than Tutu [Atwell] having the one catch. Puka ended up having seven. I believe those were the only catches we had from our receiver group as a whole, which every game is so unique in this league. You just never know. That’s why you just have to be able to figure out how to stay in the moment and figure out what is required for our football team,” McVay told Rams reporters.</p><p>“Cooper made an impact in that way. I think it says a lot about our team to be able to find different ways, like I mentioned. Would you like to be able to put together complete performances where we play well on offense, on defense and in the kicking game? Yeah, of course. But the enemy has to say. This league is difficult. What I do like is that our team plays off each other well enough to be able to ultimately find a way. I think there is something to be said for learning how to be able to win, especially with the youth of this group. I know I got a little bit away from your question, but I was proud of our team. I was also proud of the contributions that Cooper made without the ball. He didn’t really have many opportunities in the pass game, so certainly isn’t on him.”</p><p>Widely considered one of the better blocking receivers in the NFL, who set Nakua up for a screen pass TD  in Week 15, Kupp’s presence on the field does draw extra attention from players and coaches alike regardless of where he lines up on the field. If that gravity opened up better looks for his Rams teammates, well, that’s valuable in a six-point win, too.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sean McVay reveals unlikely ways Cooper Kupp contributed to Rams win vs. 49ers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-cooper-kupp-fantasy-managers-pain-shocking-game-49ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cooper Kupp fantasy managers in pain after shocking Rams game vs. 49ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rams-news-Cooper-Kupp-fantasy-managers-in-pain-after-shocking-game-vs.-49ers.jpg"></figure><h1>Cooper Kupp fantasy managers in pain after shocking Rams game vs. 49ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T06:29:36-08:00">December 13th, 6:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T06:31:31-08:00">December 13th, 6:31am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Fantasy Sports</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Has there ever been an NFL team that gave less effort in a must-win game than the 49ers showed Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams? <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-george-kittle-not-hold-back-devondre-campbell-dumb-move">One player refused to participate</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-brock-purdy-makes-painful-admission-performance-vs-rams">Brock Purdy performed like a lazy spring passing day</a> in the backyard. And that makes Cooper Kupp’s shocking game versus the 49ers even more painful for fantasy managers.</p><p>First, let’s call it what it was, a terrible game for viewers. Only Rams running back Kyren Williams seemed to show up as a professional football player, and Joshua Karty’s four field goals easily beat back the embarrassing 49ers in a 12-6 mess.</p><p>And although Matthew Stafford’s accuracy didn’t match his usual standards, Kupp turned in a <a href="https://x.com/FieldYates/status/1867562273298166185" rel="noopener">fantasy dud for the ages</a>, according to a post on ZX by Field Yates.</p><p>“Last night marked just the second game in Cooper Kupp’s career that he did not record a single catch.”</p><h2><b>Rams WR Cooper Kupp lays golden fantasy goose egg</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Los-Angeles-Rams-WR-Cooper-Kupp.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kupp whiffed on all three of his targets, one of which turned out to be uncatchable. Also, he looked like he played with some kind of injury. If the video of his routes Thursday displayed full speed, he’s on the fast track to retirement.</p><p>Kupp appeared to be moving in slow motion. It’s already obvious he pales compared to superstar receiver Puka Nacua, but the contrast in this game hurt the fantasy manager’s eyes.</p><p>It’s amazing the Rams won the game, but they only did so because the 49ers seemed to care even less than they did.</p><p>Rams coach Sean McVay yukked it up, boasting <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671818" rel="noopener">how his team won</a> without really doing much offensively, according to espn.com.</p><p>“What’s really cool is this team has found a bunch of different ways to be able to win football games,” McVay said. “You come off a 44-42 game the other day and then you win 12-6. Our group did what they needed to do to be able to get it done.”</p><p>What did they need to do? Kick field goals. Three would have been enough.</p><p>Sure, the weather could be blamed for Kupp’s ineffectiveness in the first half. But his disappearing act continued throughout the second half with dry skies.</p><p>“In the second half, the weather was good enough to do it all,” Stafford said. “We had the feeling that that was the kind of way this game was going to be played. And it’s going to have to be one of those games. We scored 44 four nights ago and come out here and score 12. But they both count for one.”</p><p>And Kupp’s counts for a playoff exit for many fantasy managers nationwide. It’s going to be extremely difficult to overcome a goose egg when the expectation came in the form of double digits. In 12-team leagues, overcoming Kupp’s early vacation will be extraordinarily difficult to overcome.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cooper Kupp fantasy managers in pain after shocking Rams game vs. 49ers

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Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cooper Kupp didn’t realize that he made NFL history in Week 13, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-why-sean-mcvay-disappointed-after-cooper-kupp-nfl-record">neither did head coach Sean McVay</a>. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the New Orleans Saints 21-14, where Kupp posted three receptions for 17 yards <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-cooper-kupp-contrasts-matthew-staffords-preparation-jared-goffs">from Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford</a>. While it wasn’t the stat line that fans were accustomed to seeing out of Kupp, he still made his mark.</p><p>Kupp has become <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42726632/los-angeles-rams-cooper-kupp-sets-nfl-record-most-receptions-first-100-career-games" rel="noopener">a new record holder</a>. It was his 100th NFL game, reaching 625 catches in his career – the most in a player’s first 100 games. Keenan Allen was <a href="https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2021/01/keenan-allen-claims-receiving-record/" rel="noopener">the previous leader</a> with 623 receptions as a member of the Chargers, passing Antonio Brown in December 2020.</p><p>“Kupp credited the team, saying, “It’s a cool thing to have been a part of an organization that’s put me in positions to go do that,” per ESPN’s Sarah Barshop.</p><p>“At the end of the day, we’re all asked just to do your job, whatever that is that you’re asked,” Kupp said. “Sometimes it’s like today, and it’s putting the neck roll on and blocking for Kyren and doing whatever you can in that regard. And throughout my career I’ve been asked to do a lot of different stuff, and I’m glad to be a part of an organization that that is a possibility. You got to be able to play around a lot of really good football players, part of a lot of good coaches, and I’m just thankful for the people I’ve been able to play this game with.”</p><p>It was a milestone that made the Rams victory all more special. Kupp is certainly a player who has never put himself above the franchise, and they are now staring down a shot to win the NFC West, just one game behind the Seattle Seahawks.</p><h2><b>Cooper Kupp’s Rams legacy continues to grow</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cooper-Kupp-1.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kupp has recorded 7,631 yards and 56 touchdowns over his eight-year career, while boasting 12.2 yards per reception. He’ll look to continue operating as Los Angeles’ WR1 in the 2024-25 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams star Cooper Kupp gives humble reaction to breaking Keenan Allen’s NFL record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-why-sean-mcvay-disappointed-after-cooper-kupp-nfl-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Rams’ Sean McVay was ‘disappointed’ after Cooper Kupp’s NFL record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rams-news-Why-Sean-McVay-was-disappointed-after-Cooper-Kupps-NFL-record.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Rams’ Sean McVay was ‘disappointed’ after Cooper Kupp’s NFL record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-02T07:19:38-08:00">December 2nd, 7:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-02T07:19:38-08:00">December 2nd, 7:19am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Rams were able to take down the New Orleans Saints in Week 13, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-cooper-kupp-makes-nfl-history-with-wr-record-not-even-jerry-rice-did">Cooper Kupp made history</a>, setting the NFL record for most receptions in his first 100 games, surpassing Keenan Allen. Kupp wasn’t recognized for the record after the game, and head coach Sean McVay noted that <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42726632/los-angeles-rams-cooper-kupp-sets-nfl-record-most-receptions-first-100-career-games" rel="noopener">he was disappointed</a> that he didn’t give the wide receiver a proper celebration.</p><p>“He’s a special player,” McVay said. “He’s a more special person. His work ethic, everything that he’s about is the right kind of stuff, and really happy for him and really disappointed that I didn’t get a chance to recognize that in real time.”</p><p>Kupp has been one of the more consistent receivers in the league over the past few seasons when healthy, and 2021 was probably when he was at his peak. He won the receiving triple crown that year with 145 catches for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns while being named the MVP of Super Bowl LVI.</p><p>After the game, Kupp gave credit to the team for his success and being able to set the record.</p><p>“It’s a cool thing to have been a part of an organization that’s put me in positions to go do that,” Kupp said.</p><h2>Cooper Kupp sets NFL records for receptions in 100 games</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cooper-Kupp.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cooper Kupp continued to praise the team after their game against the Saints for what he’s been able to do in his career.</p><p>“At the end of the day, we’re all asked just to do your job, whatever that is that you’re asked,” Kupp said. “Sometimes it’s like today, and it’s putting the neck roll on and blocking for Kyren and doing whatever you can in that regard. And throughout my career I’ve been asked to do a lot of different stuff, and I’m glad to be a part of an organization that that is a possibility. You got to be able to play around a lot of really good football players, part of a lot of good coaches, and I’m just thankful for the people I’ve been able to play this game with.”</p><p>Kupp has been one of Matthew Stafford’s favorite targets since being in Los Angeles, and they’ve had success when they’re both on the field together. Adding Puka Nacua has also taken the pressure off Kupp, and now the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-reveals-the-unseen-way-stetson-bennett-helped-cooper-kupp-puka-nacua">Rams have a dangerous receiver tandem</a> that can go off at any time.</p><p>As the the season comes down to finals few weeks, the Rams are going to need Kupp to be at his best as they try to win the division and get into the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Rams’ Sean McVay was ‘disappointed’ after Cooper Kupp’s NFL record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-cooper-kupp-contrasts-matthew-staffords-preparation-jared-goffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams’ Cooper Kupp contrasts Matthew Stafford’s preparation with Jared Goff’s');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Rams-news-Cooper-Kupp-contrasts-Matthew-Staffords-preparation-with-Jared-Goffs.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams’ Cooper Kupp contrasts Matthew Stafford’s preparation with Jared Goff’s</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-23T21:46:51-08:00">November 23rd, 9:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-23T21:46:51-08:00">November 23rd, 9:46pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Heading into Week 12, Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams are all hands on deck as they prepare to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-rams-bold-predictions-for-week-12-sunday-night-football-vs-eagles" rel="noopener">welcome Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles to town</a> on Sunday Night Football.</p><p>Sean McVay has to be locked in to face off <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-dan-orlovsky-names-leagues-best-secondary-2024-season" rel="noopener">against a top-5 defense</a>, Chris Shula has to be ready for an offense that can attack the endzone from seemingly everywhere, and even the special teams have to be in play as well, as the Eagles are getting back return man Britain Covey and have already forced one huge fumble on a return this season.</p><p>And yet, if there’s one person who won’t find himself with his proverbial pants down, it’s Stafford, who is one of the more prepared men in the business due to his wealth of experience.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Beaux-Limmer-and-Sean-McVay-on-the-field-for-the-Rams.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Cooper Kupp is impressed by Matthew Stafford’s experience</b></h2><p>Discussing the experience of preparing weekly with Stafford versus his rookie quarterback, Jared Goff, All-Pro wide receiver Cooper Kupp celebrated just how <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-thursday-november-21-lafleur-shula-kupp-nacua/" rel="noopener">prepared his current QB is week in and week out</a> during his weekly media session.</p><p>“When I first got here, it was with Sean. So I saw from the very beginning the protection stuff that went in when [Former Rams QB] Jared [Goff] was here. At that time, we had [Former Rams Center] John Sullivan who had been with Sean in Washington. When John was here, John did the protections his first year and a half before Jared was able to catch up with kind of what was going on. Jared took that over, and the Thursday walkthrough was always the most stressful day and most stressful hour of the week because it was like… okay, it’s blitz pickup time, all the protections and things like that. Sean’s very passionate about pass protection so that was always a big deal,” Kupp told reporters.</p><p>“When Matthew Stafford got here… he’s obviously seen everything under the sun and he’s played in every offense. He’s like the savant of football so he came in here and I remember that first training camp, we go through that… hey, we’re going to go through a blitz pickup walkthrough and Matthew’s out there just like bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, getting us in exactly what we wanted to be in. I remember walking off there and just clapping. I was like, ‘This is what we needed.’ This is like the stress that comes off when you have a quarterback that is able to see things like that. Again, just because of all the knowledge that he has, all the repertoire of things that he’s seen, it puts him in a really good position to be able to make those calls and things like that.”</p><p>Currently standing tall as the second-oldest starting quarterback in the NFL behind Joe Flacco, Stafford has played in 224 games and counting and seemingly hasn’t lost a step in this his 16th-straight season as a starter. Stafford has played for some  of the worst teams in the NFL, he’s played well enough to win the Super Bowl, and has fallen at every point in between. For a player like Kupp, who is no spring chicken at this stage of his career, having a field general like Stafford under center has to make his life a whole lot easier, especially with McVay calling plays to put them both into the best position to succeed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
112.7	1162.5	10.2	25

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
112.7	1162.5	10.2	25

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