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Kamara was held in check outside of an 18-yard rush in the fourth quarter. Taysom Hill, meanwhile, ate into Kamara’s workload with seven carries for 138 yards and three touchdowns — including a 70-yard score to seal the win in the fourth quarter. Kamara had two carries from the one yard line that he could not covert for scores. Kamara’s four targets against the Browns was a drop off after he saw 35 targets over the previous three games. Still, he’s almost guaranteed 20 touches a week and will be a RB1 option in Week 12 against the Rams.

Hill was the centerpiece of the New Orleans offense in Week 11, leading the team with ten targets and cutting into Alvin Kamara’s rushing workload (Kamara had 16 carries). Hill had two first half touchdowns before a 70-yard touchdown run around the left end in the fourth quarter. The wily Swiss army knife veteran was unstoppable from start to finish in this one, regularly shedding tacklers and somehow outrunning Cleveland defenders. Hill’s day included an interception on a downfield shot and a lost fumble. Asked at halftime whether the Saints were using Hill too much on offense, interim head coach Darren Rizzi said no, and that Hill is “one of the best players” in the NFL. If Hill has anything close to this kind of usage for the Rizzi-led Saints, he should be considered a must-play weekly fantasy option.

Kamara was once again the entire New Orleans offense with Chris Olave (concussion) sidelined. It could have been a much bigger stat line for Kamara if he hadn’t dropped an easy 60-yard touchdown to ice the game late in the fourth quarter. Kamara was elusive throughout, and nearly broke a couple long runs in the first half. He now has 57 touches over the past two weeks in a Saints offense with precious few viable offenses pieces remaining. Kamara will be locked in for another heavy workload in Week 11 against the Browns.

It was the first 200-yard game of Kamara’s career as he set a new career high by 18. He’s now up to 337 yards from scrimmage over the past two weeks, though the games have been Saints losses to the Chargers and Panthers. New Orleans is now 2-6. Far from ideal, especially since Kamara wasn’t getting the ball enough down the stretch this afternoon. It still doesn’t really matter for Kamara’s fantasy managers, as he’s basically the only legitimate threat in this offense with Chris Olave battling another concussion. The Falcons are a plus fantasy spot for Week 10.

Kamara broke a few nice runs as the centerpiece of the New Orleans offense but never threatened the end zone with Spencer Rattler struggling to move the offense until he was benched in the second half. Kamara’s 11 targets were second on the team behind Chris Olave, who had 14 looks against LA.

Kamara told reporters earlier this week that he suffered a broken hand in Week 5. He has been playing through the injury without any issues so far and nothing has changed heading into Week 8. Kamara will fall into the RB2 ranks as Spencer Rattler makes his third start. Kamara was unable to overcome a terrible offensive environment last week and turned 13 touches into 24 scoreless yards.

Kamara rarely practices in full. He already played through the hand injury on a short week last Thursday. The bigger concern than his health is rookie Spencer Rattler’s play under center. Kamara nevertheless checks in as a usage monster, back-end RB2.

Kamara is regularly playing through injury this year and we expect this week to be no different. He should rack up receptions as the Saints try to keep pace with the Chargers in Week 8. Kamara is a borderline RB1/2 for the occasion.

Kamara broke the fracture-related news while complimenting his physical therapist, Dr. Jose Tienda. Amazingly, Kamara missed no time despite the injury, totaling 20 carries and 11 receptions in the two weeks since. Kamara’s availability is one of his best abilities. He is a weekly, borderline RB1/2 at age 29.

Kamara is now locked up through 2026 with the Saints. The 29-year-old has spent his entire career in New Orleans and technically had a year left on the five-year, $75 million contract he signed in 2020, but a high $25 million cap hit meant the Saints were highly motivated to get a deal done to keep Kamara and lower his cap hit for next season. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo adds that he gets $22 million effectively fully guaranteed. Kamara has been a lone bright spot in a heavily injured offense this season, rushing 111 times for 438 yards and six touchdowns, adding 34 receptions for 252 yards. He will continue to be the constant amidst the Saints’ struggles moving forward.