Alvin Kamara,won't play against the Vikings in London due to injury

Alvin Kamara, a running back for the New Orleans Saints, won't be participating in the game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, according to NFL Network's Stacey Dales.

Alvin Kamara is out; Mark Ingram's running yards and touchdown for the Minnesota Vikings game on Sunday in London are hypotheticals.

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Alvin Kamara, a running back for the New Orleans Saints, won't be participating in the game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, according to NFL Network's Stacey Dales.

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Prior to the official inactives, head coach Dennis Allen informed Dales that Kamara will be absent from the Week 4 matchup in London against the Minnesota Vikings.

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Officially, Kamara was one of New Orleans' seven inactives. Coming into Sunday, Kamara (rib) was listed as doubtful; it was the third week in a row that he had that status.

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Jameis Winston,Saints' starting quarterback, was previously listed as questionable on Saturday but is now officially out with a back injury. For New Orleans, Andy Dalton will start at quarterback.

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Over the duration of Kamara's career, New Orleans is 3-6 when he is not present. Without him in the lineup, the Saints have dropped their last five games.

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Kamara played all 16 games in his debut season in 2017, which was the season. Since then, Kamara has struggled with injuries

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missing multiple games in three of the previous four seasons and at least one game per season since 2018.

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In the absence of Winston, Kamara, and wide receiver Michael Thomas on Sunday, the Saints offence will look very different.

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