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The only time Puka Nacua faced a Dennis Allen defense, the Rams receiver caught nine passes for 164 yards and a touchdown. By comparison, the Bears have only had three receivers in the entire Super Bowl era catch at least nine passes for 164 yards and a score.
Not that Allen, the Bears’ defensive coordinator, needed a reminder of what Nacua did to the 2023 Saints in the third-to-last game of his rookie year. He’s been studying the receiver all week as the Bears prepare to try to slow him in Sunday night’s divisional round playoff game at Soldier Field.