Is Cooper Kupp playing tonight vs Buccaneers in Week 9?
Cooper Kupp proved last season why he's a top-five receiver in the NFL. In the 2021-2022 season, the Los Angeles Rams wide receiver won the triple crown for receiving. Kupp led the NFL with 145 receptions, 1,947 yards, and 16 touchdowns. His yards were second to former Detroit Lions star wideout Calvin Johnson for the most all-time in an NFL season.
In the 2012 season, Johnson had 1,964 yards for the Lions. Kupp's 145 receptions are second all-time to New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas, who had 149 for the Saints in the 2019 season.
Cooper Kupp suffered an ankle injury in Week 8's loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Rams head coach Sean McVay said that that the triple crown-winner is a go in Week 9 versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Kupp admitted that he'd dodged a bullet following the injury.
Cooper Kupp is responsible for 30.6% of the Rams' total offense since the beginning of last season.
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Prior to his record-breaking 2021 season, Kupp had just one campaign with over 1,000 yards receiving. Thus far in the 2022 season, Cooper Kupp currently has 64 receptions, 686 yards, and five touchdowns.
He has faced the Buccaneers three times in his career, including the Rams' victory in last season's NFC Divisional Round game. In that game, he had nine receptions, 183 yards, and a touchdown. The Super Bowl MVP will look to replicate that in Week 9 at Raymond James Stadium.
Cooper Kupp's fantasy football update and predictions
The Rams star has been a fantasy football constant this season with just one game under double-digit points. He scored just 9.7 fantasy points back in Week Six against the panthers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-is-sponsored="false">Carolina Panthers. Overall, he's tied for third with the Philadelphia Eagles' A.J. Brown among the receivers in fantasy points with 108 this season.
The Buccaneers have allowed 158.50 fantasy points to wide receivers this season. Tampa Bay's defense has allowed the ninth-most receptions to receivers at 100. Expect quarterback Matthew Stafford to find Kupp often in this game to be a catalyst for the Rams' offense.
Can we expect to see Cooper Kupp on the field in Week 9? @Stephania_ESPN gives us the outlook: https://t.co/gtjIXCyN8T