Alvin Kamara has been the weapon he was billed to be. In last week's win, Kamara rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 carries.

On his third touchdown run, the Saints came out in a heavy I-formation with a little over two minutes left in the game, trying to run out the clock.

Left guard Andrus Peat pulled to the right, fullback Zach Line stood up the defensive end, and Kamara took off through the gaping hole created off the right tackle for a 49-yard touchdown.Through four games, Kamara is averaging 84 receiving yards per game, more than Antonio Brown, A.J. Green or Odell Beckham Jr. Twice this season Kamara has gone over 100 yards receiving in a game. He's averaging over 150 yards from scrimmage per game. These numbers are insane.

But part of the credit needs to go to Payton and offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael. Kamara has been utilized in just about every way one could think of so far. When he was having success against the Giants running the ball, the Saints dialed up a play where Brees faked the handoff to Kamara, looked to his right and then dumped the ball off back to Kamara on the left side for a 25-yard gain.

Against the Falcons, Kamara lined up out wide left and ran a hitch for a nine-yard gain. Later, he lined up in the same spot, ran the same depth for a hitch and then cut in on a dig route and caught the ball in between the zone defenders for 21 yards.

Kamara can do so many things well that he acts as a complementary piece to himself. The Saints can scheme him open by getting him the ball anywhere on the field. They can make slight changes to plays he's already run, fake the ball and get it back to him or power it straight ahead and let him do the rest.

Payton told reporters that opponents will change their coverage depending on where Kamara lines up at the beginning of a play, because of his impact on the game.

"If Alvin's in the game with three receivers and a tight end, then you get a handful of things," Saints Head coach Sean Payton told reporters. "But if he's in the game with another halfback then he's essentially taking over the nickel receiver position. That does not mean he cannot be in the backfield. It just depends on who is on the field with him."

The Saints have heavily relied on Kamara, which could change with the addition of Mark Ingram this week. What's more likely is they'll find a way to involve both backs, like they did to much success in the 2017 season.

Quarterback Drew Brees is on the cusp of history and it he'll almost certainly achieve it Monday night.

Brees needs 201 yards to become the most prolific passer in NFL history. He's currently third on the list behind Peyton Manning and Brett Favre, and it would take an enormous effort by Washington to hold Brees to under 200 yards while he's at home under the dome.

Throughout his 18-year career, Brees has always spread the ball around in his offense, but that's becoming more difficult with the emergence of Kamara and Pro-Bowl wide receiver Michael Thomas.Through four games he's targeted Thomas or Kamara on over 55 percent of his throws, and the two have combined to make up 60 percent of the team's receiving yards.

Brees is used to carrying the load for the Saints, as they've had a poor defense more years than not (when they have had a good defense, the Saints have done pretty well). So far in 2018, it's more of the same as the defense has gotten itself into shootouts early and often.

In the Saints' only loss of the season, Brees completed 37-of-45 passes for 439 yards and three touchdowns. He took no sacks, didn't commit any turnovers and he still lost because the game went to overtime and he didn't get to touch the ball.