After the Saints fired coach Dennis Allen last week, one of interim coach Darren Rizzi’s first acts was to make sure he could get players to still buy in. And he quickly found that commitment in Kamara — which is why Rizzi decided to name him a team captain on Saturday, a day before his record-breaking performance.

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was critical of himself on a late dropped pass against the Atlanta Falcons: ‘The lamest thing I’ve ever done’