NFL stats and records, Week 2: Alvin Kamara, Saints offense off to Super Bowl-level start

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1) Klint Kubiak's offense surging in first two weeks of NFL action

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Early candidate for the NFL AP Assistant Coach of the Year ... Klint Kubiak? Through two games, the Saints' offense is absolutely humming, totaling 91 points. For reference, New Orleans scored 36 combined points in Weeks 1 and 2 last season.

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The only team since the 1970 merger to score more points through two games than the 2024 Saints? The 2009 Saints, who put up 93 points in their first two games. That season ended in a Super Bowl XLIV victory for New Orleans.

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2) Alvin Kamara scores four touchdowns in Dallas

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The primary beneficiary of New Orleans' offensive fireworks has been Kamara. The eighth-year vet scored four touchdowns and accrued 180 scrimmage yards against Mike Zimmer's Cowboys defense in Week 2.

The last time Kamara faced Zim was on Christmas Day 2020, when he tied an all-time record with six touchdowns. Doing a little napkin math here ... that makes 10 touchdowns in Kamara's last two games versus a Mike Zimmer-coached defense. Pretty good.

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Week 2 of 2024 brought Kamara's second career game with at least 150 yards and four touchdowns from scrimmage (previous was also the aforementioned Christmas game). The only players in the Super Bowl era with more such games are Hall of Fame backs LaDainian Tomlinson (four) and Marshall Faulk (three).

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This was also Kamara's 12th career game with at least one touchdown rushing and receiving, tying Hall of Famer Lenny Moore and Eagles legend Brian Westbrook for the third-most such games in NFL history. Only Faulk and Christian McCaffrey have more (15 each).

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