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Alvin Kamara had a chance to do something special on Friday but for whatever reason Sean Payton didn’t give him the ball late in the game.
During the Saints-Vikings Christmas day game, Kamara scored five touchdowns and had a chance for a record-tying sixth TD late in the fourth quarter but the Saints decided to run the ball with QB Taysom Hill.
.@T_Hill4 joins the @Saints TD party! 🎄🙌 #Saints
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Update: Kamara was able to get his sixth TD later in the game but fans were mad he didn’t have an NFL record 7 TDs because of Payton giving Hill the ball on the goal line earlier in the fourth quarter.
What a day for Alvin Kamara. Throwing up the 6⃣ @A_kamara6 @Saints pic.twitter.com/1SgGPM9Spw
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) December 26, 2020
Fans weren’t happy with Sean Payton’s decision to run the ball with Hill instead of giving it to Kamara on that play.
Alvin Kamara, have a day. And just think, if not for Sean Payton's infatuation with Taysom Hill, Kamara could have been the first ever with 7 TDs. Alas. Still fun to watch NFL history. https://t.co/Cv0nPSNRao
— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) December 26, 2020
Kamara could’ve had seven touchdowns but Payton is too obsessed with Taysom Hill
— Steven Haglund (@StevenIHaglund) December 26, 2020
Kamara could’ve had seven if not for the idiot Sean Peyton who felt the need to flex his ego and score with taysom
— permanent josh allen fan (@bakermayfiold) December 26, 2020
Kind of upset Sean Payton didn’t give the ball to Kamara on the one yard line for his potential 6th TD. My man could’ve had seven and broke the #nfl record
— Jackson Ammons (@JacksonAmmons0) December 26, 2020
Sean Payton stopped history from happening today.
That should have been seven.
— Elvin Ryan (@ElvinRyan_FF) December 26, 2020
Alvin Kamara really could have had seven rushing touchdowns but Sean Payton decided to give one to taysom hill. pic.twitter.com/Uk4C4yd4TQ
— Megatron’s MegaBulge (@prophetoffett2) December 26, 2020