The Saints without Alvin Kamara

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The Saints are 0–1 without Alvin Kamara this season and 2–4 with him. Since 2017, they’re 10–14 in the 24 games he missed and 80–59 with him.

Missed games (knee).

, a game

This season

Measure	With Alvin Kamara6 games	Without1 game	Difference
Record	2–4	0–1
Points, over expected	−1.0	+6.8	−7.8
Rushing yards, over expected	−19.7	−8.8	−10.9
Against the line	−3.9	+6.0	−9.9
Points allowed, over expected	+3.3	+5.4	−2.1
Margin, over expected	−4.1	+2.0	−6.1
Passing yards, over expected	−19.9	+169.3	−189.2
Pass attempts, over expected	+1.1	+20.4	−19.3
Carries, over expected	−2.1	−0.6	−1.5
Sacks taken, over expected	−0.6	+2.7	−3.3
Turnovers, over expected	+0.4	+1.7	−1.4

One game without him is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Measure	With Alvin Kamara25 games	Without10 games	Difference
Record	7–18	4–6
Points, over expected	−3.2	−0.7	−2.5
Rushing yards, over expected	−9.5	−14.9	+5.3
Against the line	−3.3	+2.4	−5.7
Points allowed, over expected	+0.7	+0.3	+0.4
Margin, over expected	−3.6	−0.8	−2.9
Passing yards, over expected	−7.3	+28.3	−35.6
Pass attempts, over expected	+1.3	+3.3	−2.0
Carries, over expected	−1.0	−2.6	+1.6
Sacks taken, over expected	−0.2	+1.0	−1.3
Turnovers, over expected	+0.1	+0.2	−0.1

Measure	With Alvin Kamara	Without	Difference
Tyler Shough, QB
Passing yards	218.5	410.0	−191.5
Pass attempts	36.2	56.0	−19.8
Chris Olave, WR
Receiving yards	75.7	182.0	−106.3
Receptions	6.5	10.0	−3.5
Kendre Miller, RB
Rushing yards	25.8	30.0	−4.2
Carries	9.6	9.0	+0.6
Devaughn Vele, WR
Receiving yards	46.5	69.0	−22.5
Receptions	4.3	7.0	−2.7
Juwan Johnson, TE
Receiving yards	33.5	54.0	−20.5
Receptions	3.8	3.0	+0.8

Measure	With Alvin Kamara	Without	Difference
Juwan Johnson, TE
Receiving yards	39.8	57.9	−18.1
Receptions	3.8	4.5	−0.7
Chris Olave, WR
Receiving yards	63.0	95.3	−32.3
Receptions	5.6	6.3	−0.7
Taysom Hill, TE
Receiving yards	17.0	13.8	+3.3
Receptions	2.0	1.6	+0.3

Date	Game	Result
Sep 13, 2026	@DET	L 30–31

With him is a game he played, from the snap counts; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers.
Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from nflverse’s schedules. A game with no line sits out.
His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.