Alvin Kamara's Receiving Saves His Weak Rushing Day

CJ Donaldson left after the Saints’ first drive with a shoulder injury and was ruled out at halftime, leaving the backfield to Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller. Neither could get going on the ground, combining for 11 yards on 14 carries against Pittsburgh’s run defense. Kamara made up for it as a receiver, catching all 7 of his targets for 57 yards. He earned a 54% route share, a 32% target rate per route run and 58% of third-down snaps. Miller handled half the RB rush attempts but managed just 6 yards on 8 carries, adding 3 catches for 22 yards. He did take every carry inside the 10 and 75% of two-minute RB snaps. Kamara’s receiving work made him RB21 for the week, while Miller finished as RB42.