Saints run showfor 7th in row
ORCHARD PARK, N. Y. — Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara are so in sync, the Saints running- back duo is now finishing sentences for one another.
“Listen, it’s fun whenever we’re scoring at will,” Ingram said, before sounding like Oprah on a giveaway episode after a 47- 10 win over the Bills.
“Drew[ Brees] got a touchdown. AK [ Kamara] got a touchdown. Trey [ Edmunds] got a touchdown. Man, that’s what we work for, so everybody eats.”
That’s when Kamara interjected by noting to Ingram, “You don’t want to say you got three touchdowns,” before the two broke into a fit of laughter.
Ingram had 131 yards rushing and scored three times, and the Saints won their seventh straight in producing one of the most prolific running performances in franchise history. The six touchdowns rushing set a franchise record, and New Orleans’ 298 yards rushing were the third- highest in team history.
“We came out and wanted to impose our will,” said Kamara, who scored once and added 106 yards rushing. “We were in the locker room and said, ‘ We’ve got to put pressure on them to break their neck.’ ”
Ingram set a career high by scoring twice from three yards and another from one yard. Kamara scored on a five- yard run, while Brees scrambled in from seven yards. Edmunds capped the run of rushing touchdowns with a 41- yard scamper.
The Saints never punted by scoring on eight of their nine possessions, not including two mean- nothing drives to close both halves in a game they finished with 482 yards and 32 first downs.
The Saints ( 7- 2) became the second team in the Super Bowl era to win seven straight after starting the season 0- 2.
The Bills ( 5- 4) completely unraveled on defense.
“That felt like the longest game of my life,” Brown said. “Every time they ran the ball: eight yards. Every time they passed the ball: 15, 20 yards. Nothing worked today.”
It marked the second straight game the Bills defense has caved after allowing 194 yards rushing in a 3421 loss to the New York Jets on Nov. 2.
“It’s two straight times where you get embarrassed,” Brown said. “And it has to change or we’ll be five and what, 5- 11, if we don’t make a change.”