Sean Payton Expects Alvin Kamara to Return Against Falcons
By Jerry Trotta
The Atlanta Falcons will take any potential advantage they can muster heading into Sunday's showdown with the scorching hot New Orleans Saints, who flaunt a 7-1 record despite their two biggest offensive stars -- Drew Brees and Alvin Kamara -- missing time this season.
Unfortunately for Dan Quinn's side, Nola might just have their superstar duo on the gridiron together for the first time since Week 2, as head coach Sean Payton told reporters on Thursday morning he expects Kamara to be good to go.
#Saints coach Sean Payton tells reporters that he expects RB Alvin Kamara (knee, ankle) to play on Sunday against the #Falcons. The bye week did him some good.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 7, 2019
The Pro Bowl tailback has been shelved for the Saints' last two games while combatting knee and ankle injuries, but the bye week appears to have provided him the time necessary to get well.
It remains to be seen, however, if Payton will give Kamara a full workload in his first game back, so we can expect to see a little bit of Latavius Murray, who was nothing short of sensational filling in for AK.
Sean Payton on Saints RB Alvin Kamara: "I fully expect him to be ready to play, and I thought he looked really good yesterday (in practice)."
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) November 7, 2019
Sunday could prove to be another LONG day at the office for the 1-7 Falcons, who will now have to gameplan to stop a healthy Kamara, on top of the New Orleans' other dynamic weapons, inside what is sure to be a rambunctious Mercedes-Benz Superdome.