With Cooper Kupp returning to the Rams on Thursday against the Vikings, the question of how much the team will protect him against further injury is the main focus this week. In the first game of the season, Kupp received 21 targets, which is still the second-most by any player in any game this year. The next week, Kupp suffered an ankle injury. There is some causation there and JB Scott wrote before Week 2 that Kupp’s usage was a concern.
Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford leaned on Kupp in those 1.5 games due to an injury to Puka Nacua.