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Alvin Kamara earns third Player of the Week honor following historic performance in New Orleans Saints victory over Dallas

Kamara became only player in franchise history with two games scoring four or more touchdowns

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The second-highest scoring day in Alvin Kamara's historical career on Wednesday resulted in the third time that the New Orleans Saints running back was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week.

After a four-touchdown, 180-yards-from-scrimmage performance against Dallas in a 44-19 victory, Kamara became the only player in franchise history to post two games with at least four touchdowns. He ran for an NFL record-tying six touchdowns on Christmas Day in 2020 against the Vikings, which also earned player of the week honors.

Kamara ran for three touchdowns and 115 yards on 20 carries and caught two passes for 65 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys, helping New Orleans raise its record to 2-0 entering Sunday's game against Philadelphia in the Caesars Superdome.

It was his first 100-yard rushing game since the season finale in 2022 season – a span of 14 games – when he gained 107 yards on 23 carries against Carolina.

Kamara, the Saints' all-time leader in touchdowns (83) and rushing touchdowns (58), this season has 198 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries, and seven catches for 92 yards and a touchdown.

It's the most productive two-game set to open a season in his eight-year career. Kamara's best back-to-back run of games came against Atlanta and the Giants on Sept. 23 and 30 in 2018, when he totaled 200 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 35 carries, plus 171 receiving yards on 20 catches.

In 2020, when he posted the historic scoring day against Minnesota, his combined totals against Minnesota and Kansas City (the previous game) were 209 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 33 carries, and 57 receiving yards and a touchdown on six catches.

Check out the game action shots from the New Orleans Saints game against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL Season on Sept. 15, 2024 in AT&T Stadium.

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