Puka Nacua exits with left foot injury, Rams uncertain on return

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua left Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in the second quarter after suffering a left foot injury on a contested catch in the end zone and was listed as questionable to return, the team said. The play occurred early in the quarter when Nacua leapt for a pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford, landed awkwardly alongside Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey and grabbed at the lower part of his left leg before trainers helped him from the field.

Nacua, the NFL’s leading receiver entering the game with 52 catches for 588 yards, remained in the visitors’ locker room for evaluation. Matthew Stafford checked on him on the turf, and two trainers assisted Nacua off the field. Running back Blake Corum also limped to the tunnel with an ankle issue and was designated questionable to return. The Rams were already thin at wide receiver after Tutu Atwell missed the game with a hamstring injury, prompting the team to lean on Davante Adams and other targets while Nacua’s status was assessed.

The injury removed one of the NFL’s most productive offensive weapons from the Rams’ immediate game plan. Nacua’s early-season production had...