WATCH Saints Alvin Kamara bolsters Rookie of the Year resume with 74-yard TD

Before the season, the Offensive Rookie of the Year award belonged to . After Week 1, it was . At the midway point of the season, was the favorite. As of Week 12, Hamidou Diallo Jersey the award should be .On Sunday, the rookie running back continued his Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign by shredding the ' defense for a 74-yard touchdown run. The hole created by the offensive line and downfield blocking was gigantic, but it was Kamara's breakaway speed that turned a big gain into a pivotal touchdown in a clash between two NFC contenders.Here's the play: He. Is. GONE.74-yard TOUCHDOWN! NFL (@NFL) Kamara entered the game with 459 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 447 receiving yards, and three Dennis Schroder Jersey receiving touchdowns, which means he had racked up 906 yards and seven touchdowns from scrimmage in 10 games. And keep in mind, he's locked into a timeshare with , who's also pretty damn good. Combined, the duo is electric: Mark Ingram & Alvin Kamara are the 1st RB teammates to each have at least 1,000 scrimmage yards & 8 TDs in a teams 1st 11 games of a season in the Super Bowl era Randall Liu (@RLiuNFL) Kamara's season becomes even more insane when you look at his averages. He entered Sunday averaging 6.4 yards per carry and 9.1 yards per catch. His stat line will almost a suredly improve after that 74-yard run above. Some notes about that run: Alvin Kamara has scored a TD in 5 Darius Bazley Jersey straight games- Tied for longest active streak in NFL (Robby Anderson)- First player to score TD in 5 straight games within a season since Jimmy Graham (2011, including playoffs)- First rookie to score TD in 5 straight games NFL Research (@NFLResearch) To put his season into context, check out what the NFL Research team tweeted with roughly three minutes remaining in the first half of the Saints-Rams game: Alvin Kamara is averaging 8.1 yards per touch on 123 touches this seasonNo running back in the last 25 years has averaged 8+ Josh Hall Jersey yards per play on 100+ touches NFL Research (@NFLResearch) After NFL Research tweeted that, Kamara proceeded to make half of the Rams' defense mi s on a 21-yard swing pa s. Every time you thought the play was over, he kept on running: Best of luck stopping NFL (@NFL) At halftime, Kamara has 82 rushing yards on three carries, 27 receiving yards on two catches, and approximately 834 mi sed tackles. Obviously, Hunt will still Justin Jackson Jersey be considered for Offensive Rookie of the Year. So will rookie . But if the season ended today, the award should go to Kamara, who's making history as a rookie and has been an irreplaceable member of a Super Bowl contender.
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