After Michael Thomas went down with a high ankle sprain in Week 1, the New Orleans Saints had to lean heavily on Alvin Kamara.
When the Saints went into Chicago on a cold and windy Sunday without three of their top four receivers in the lineup, they were counting on Kamara more than ever.
Heck, even before the season started, the Saints pinned a lot of their hopes for 2020 and beyond on Kamara by making him one of the NFL’s highest-paid running backs despite their severe salary-cap limitations.