7:07pm: While no fracture occurred, Kupp seems likely to miss time. The Rams’ top playmaker suffered a high ankle sprain that ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter notes (via Twitter) “doesn’t sound good.” An IR stay may not be out of the question for the star pass catcher, but any Kupp absence stands to significantly affect a Rams team that has not been able to rely on anyone else to pick up yards this season.
11:00am: The Rams’ offense has had one consistent contributor this season, and the team may be without him for a stretch. Cooper Kupp went down with an ankle injury during yesterday’s loss to the Cardinals, leaving his availability in the short term very much in doubt. 
Last night, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reported (via Twitter) that the worst-case scenario had been avoided for last season’s Offensive Player of the Year. An update from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirms this, as he adds that no fracture is believed to have taken place (video link).
More testing will be done today, but it appears likely at this point that Kupp is facing a multi-week absence. That would deal a huge blow to the defending champions, of course, given their inability to find consistency on offense outside of Kupp’s production. Los Angeles has dealt with a multitude of injuries along the offensive line, a falling out with running back Cam Akers and underwhelming numbers from free agent signing Allen Robinson.
Kupp, though, had delivered consistent performances prior to yesterday. The 29-year-old sits at 75 catches, 812 yards and six touchdowns on the campaign, one which comes immediately after he won the NFL’s ‘Triple Crown’ by leading the league in each of those three categories. That earned him a three-year, $80MM extension in the offseason, as the Rams took care of new deals for Kupp, quarterback Matthew Stafford and defensive tackle Aaron Donald.
Assuming Kupp does miss time, Robinson would take on an increased role as the team’s leading receiver. Brought in to replace Robert Woods, the former Jaguar and Bear has yet to top 63 yards in a game during his first season with the Rams. Recent draftees Van Jefferson and Tutu Atwell could also be in line for a larger workload. Once considered the favorites to sign Odell Beckham Jr. after his successful run with the team, the Rams do not appear to be finalists for the veteran’s impending decision.
The Rams sit at the bottom of the NFC West with a 3-6 record. Their average of 239 passing yards per game (ranking 17th in the league) would stand to take a significate hit if Kupp’s tests return an unwanted result.
Dudes an all world receiver and/or maybe stafford is kinda good too. Stafford has had some pretty good receivers but he’s got a legit ring too
There’s definitely some similarities between Stafford’s Lions teams (on offense) and the Rams on offense. The Lions never really had a run game in his 11-12 years there. He was forced to throw the ball and had some great targets in Nate Burelson, Megatron Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate, Babytron Kenny Golliday, Marvin Jones.. but having to throw so much teams know what he’s going to do and that’s why you see him with more picks than TD’s this year. Not to mention his shoulder or elbow injury he dealt with in the offseason. Another thing with Stafford is he won’t tell you if he’s hurt. He plays through it and still gets the job done. A couple years ago he played the whole year with a broken back. Never told anyone about it. Then the next year he re-injured it and missed the rest of the year not because he wanted to he was forced to. That’s what I love about Stafford. You’re getting his all every game. So Rams fans if you see him struggling it’s more than likely he’s injured.
Or he’s getting older and he’s just not that good. He was able to get by last season with a top tier defense and loaded offensive weapons. He still wasn’t great. Rams are going to regret his extension from this point forward.
The Rams? Weren’t they supposed to be the next dynasty and the coach considered a genius? What a train wreck.
Tis the American way to mortgage long term stability for short term results. There’s zero depth on a team built to win last year
Exactly. McVay mortgaged the next seven years for one year of success. He’s fortunate to have the ring to show for it. Even a loss in the Super Bowl (which would have happened against the Chiefs and probably the Bills) would have meant the next seven years of drought would have been for naught.
Some teams have a misleading record. The Rams aren’t one of them. They look every bit as bad as their record.
They haven’t been consistent on offense because they haven’t been consistent on health.
Quick, someone get a fork for the Rams.