Dalton to Kamara, who takes it 54 YARDS!!!#SEAvsNO
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— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) October 9, 2022
You don’t see that every day. Alvin Kamara caught a screen pass from Andy Dalton in Sunday’s game with the Seattle Seahawks and followed his blockers to cross the field and gain 54 yards, making it the longest reception of his career. Fantastic blocking in space by interior linemen Erik McCoy, Cesar Ruiz, and Andrus Peat helped spring him for a huge gain.
It was the second-longest gain of Kamara’s career (he ran 74 yards for a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams as a rookie in 2017) and the most yardage he’s ever gained as a receiver, with most of it coming after the catch. His previous career-long was a 52-yard reception in 2020 against the Green Bay Packers, also picked up on a designed screen. It’s exactly the kind of play the Saints offense has missed from him the last two years. Hopefully they can find more big plays like it.