All eyes were on Cooper Kupp as he made his 2023 debut against the Philadelphia Eagles, with everyone wondering A) how much he would play and B) how his return would impact Puka Nacua, Tutu Atwell and the Rams’ other receivers.
Nacua’s role wasn’t impacted much, seeing as he still played every single snap on offense, but the same can’t be said about Van Jefferson. In the first four games of the season, Jefferson’s role had already shrunk but against the Eagles, he hit a new low.
He played just two snaps in the loss and wasn’t targeted a single time. Even Ben Skowronek played more snaps (6) and was targeted once.
On defense, Byron Young played slightly fewer snaps than normal with Ochaun Mathis also making his NFL debut, but not much else changed on that side of the ball. Below is a ful look at the snap counts from the Rams’ 23-14 loss.