What a start to the season for the Saints as they scored a franchise record 47 points in a season opener and crushed NFC South rival Carolina 47 to 10. Quarterback Derek Carr threw three touchdown passes and the offense scored on its first nine possessions. It was a vintage performance from running back Alvin Kamara who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. Kamara says they did a great job executing new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak’s offense.
“I mean that’s what we made changes for and obviously we’ve been grinding, grinding through camp and we know the type of playmakers we have and I always said, I’m not really about anything outside of the building, we’re just worried about us so,” Kamara said.
The Saints outgained the Panthers 379 to 193. The defense had four sacks and three turnovers on the day. Coach Dennis Allen was not pleased with the ten penalties but he’ll certainly take the win.
“When you win a game like that, I think the biggest thing is keeping guys grounded and understand this one of 17, let’s focus on the things we have to improve on, we’ll enjoy the win, but there are a lot of things we have to do better,” Allen said.
The Saints will visit the Cowboys in Dallas in next Sunday.
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