Alvin Kamara Sets NFL Record Saints Fans Can Be Proud Of
The New Orleans Saints had another tough day overall on Sunday when they took on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New Orleans struggled throughout the game overall, couldn’t protect the ball, and ultimately benched Spencer Rattler for Tyler Shough. It’s easy to get caught up in all of the negatives of the afternoon. But, Alvin Kamara was a bit of a bright spot for the team as he made National Football League history by becoming the first player in league history with 600 or more rushes and 600 or more catches for one franchise, per the team.
"The first player in NFL history to have 600+ catches & 600+ rushes for one team in their career," the Saints said. "New Orleans Saint, Alvin Kamara."
The FIRST player in NFL history to have 600+ catches & 600+ rushes for one team in their career.
New Orleans Saint, Alvin Kamara.
(h/t @TalentStats) pic.twitter.com/eEg8JCRbfG — New Orleans Saints (@Saints) October 26, 2025
Alvin Kamara is a New Orleans legend
The Saints have had a rough 2025 season, to say the least. New Orleans is sitting in last place in the NFC South at 1-7 and there really aren't a lot of signs right now that the team will be able to pull itself out in the near future, at least this season.
But, Kamara has remained someone that Saints fans should be happy about each week. Even in a down season by his standards, Kamara still has been one of the more productive offensive players for the team. Plus, his unwavering support for New Orleans can't go unnoticed as well. This is a guy who realistically could help a contender right now. The trade deadline is coming up and he obviously is someone a contender would want to help their running game. That's why there have been seemingly endless rumors out there about him.
That's true, but over and over, Kamara has reaffirmed his commitment to the city and even hinted he would retire if New Orleans tried to trade him.
There aren't a lot of players like Kamara out there. He's been loyal to New Orleans and continues to rack up accolades left and right. The fact that he's the only player in NFL history to reach at least 600 rushes and 600 receptions for one team is somewhat surprising, but just goes to show that New Orleans has someone it should be fired up about each week. No matter what happens the rest of the season, at least Saints fans have him.
Patrick Mahomes Shares Scary Thought About Chiefs Offense After Week 8
After the Kansas City Chiefs routed the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football, quarterback Patrick Mahomes shared a simple thought about the current KC offense entering Week 9, and it should terrify the rest of the NFL.
While talking about bouncing back from penalties to finish drives and consistently put points on the board, Mahomes revealed the following.
“It speaks to the mindset [that] this team has,” the Chiefs QB said during his Week 8 postgame press conference. “That’s kind of the mindset that I had early in my career — that the penalties weren’t going to affect us, we were going to go out there and score no matter what.”
As a reminder, earlier in his career, Mahomes led one of the most prolific offenses in the NFL year after year, including two 5,000-yard passing seasons and one campaign with 50 passing touchdowns in 2018.
Mahomes is not quite on that sort of pace in 2025, but he has only just gotten his full complement of playmakers back, with star wide receiver Rashee Rice returning in Week 7. Needless to say, if he and this current KC offense can mirror 2018 down the stretch, that’s a scary thought for the rest of the league.
Chiefs Offense Turns It Up a Notch in the Second Half in Week 8 as Patrick Mahomes & Co. Match Commanders’ Energy
After the game, Mahomes admitted that he felt the Chiefs’ offense didn’t match the Commanders’ energy in the first half of the Week 8 Monday Night Football outing. That’s fair, considering it was a 7-7 scoreline entering the break.
From there, Kansas City promptly closed the game out with 21 unanswered points and three Mahomes passing touchdowns.
“When we got in the locker room [at halftime], we just talked about executing, you know?” Mahomes told reporters. “Sometimes you want to press and make stuff happen, especially in a big game like Monday Night Football… They had more energy than we did; their defense versus our offense, and so we had to match their energy and execute at a higher level. And we were able to do that in the second half. It started off with that first drive, and then we kind of continued that momentum through the rest of the second half.”
The Chiefs’ offense really displayed its true potential in quarters three and four, facing the Commanders.
Whether it was Travis Kelce getting loose in the secondary, Rice gashing the opposition, Isiah Pacheco hammering the defensive front, Kareem Hunt leaking out in the passing game, or Xavier Worthy bringing his speed element, KC was firing on all cylinders.
And they didn’t even utilize a couple of early-season playmakers like Hollywood Brown and Tyquan Thornton all that much.
This Chiefs offense is more diverse and more dynamic than it has been in a long time, and more than anything else, that speaks volumes. Mahomes sees it, and soon the rest of the NFL will, too.
Chiefs’ Offensive Leaders in Week 8
Kelce led the way in receiving yards in Week 8, finishing just 1 yard shy of 100 (6 for 99). He also caught a historic touchdown to add to his Hall of Fame career.
After a somewhat slow start in the first half, Rice nearly matched Kelce in yardage by the end of the game, with 93 receiving yards off 9 catches. Rice also notched another TD.
Worthy was next with 5 catches for 53 yards, and veteran JuJu Smith-Schuster got on the board with 2 receptions for 29 yards, as did backup tight end Noah Gray (2 for 23).
Finally, Pacheco rushed for 58 yards on 12 carries, while Hunt added 40 rushing yards on 9 carries. Hunt finished with 2 touchdowns in this outing, 1 rushing and 1 receiving, and Mahomes finished with 299 passing yards and 3 touchdowns despite 2 early interceptions.
The Chiefs’ next matchup is a big one, as Kansas City will head to northern New York to face the AFC rival Buffalo Bills in enemy territory.
