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Alvin Kamara had six rushing touchdowns and he could have scored seven or eight -- the Saints used Taysom Hill at the goal line on one play, and he dropped a TD catch in the first quarter too. Even so, it's going to be hard to overcome 56.2 PPR points if you're facing him in the final.
- I've rarely seen a team move the ball as well as the Saints did. They scored 52 points and racked up 583 yards, despite two turnovers and no big defensive or special teams plays. They did not attempt a single punt, only had to settle for one field goal, took no sacks, averaged 12 yards per passing attempt and eight yards per play.
- Kamara (22-155-6, 5-3-17) was the star, but Latavius Murray (12-72-0, 3-3-24) was no slouch himself.
- Dalvin Cook (15-73-1, 2-2-12) started off strong, but the Saints bottled him up in the second half. Adam Thielen (9-8-97-1), Justin Jefferson (10-6-85-0) and Irv Smith (9-6-53-2) all got theirs against a Saints defense that didn't play especially well.
- Drew Brees might have been protecting his ribs as Troy Aikman alleges, but he was accurate, and his timing was good all game, despite missing Michael Thomas and Tre'Quan Smith.
