On Christmas Day, Alvin Kamara gave NFL fans a gift they’ll never forget - a six-touchdown masterpiece against the Minnesota Vikings that etched his name into the league’s record books. In a league built on parity and precision, what Kamara did wasn’t just rare - it was historic.
Let’s put it into perspective: Kamara touched the ball just 25 times that day. Six of those touches ended in the end zone.
That’s a touchdown roughly every four touches - a level of efficiency that defies logic, especially in a high-stakes NFL game. And this wasn’t some padded stat line in garbage time.
This was Kamara taking over from the jump and never letting up.
The Saints’ offense was firing on all cylinders, but Kamara was the engine driving the entire show. His vision, balance, and burst were on full display, slicing through the Vikings defense like a hot knife through holiday pie.
And after touchdown number six? Kamara celebrated in the most fitting way possible - making snow angels in the end zone with his offensive linemen, the guys who helped pave the way for every score.
It was a moment of joy, dominance, and team unity all wrapped into one.
But the story didn’t end when the clock hit zero.
After the game, the NFL approached Kamara with a request that’s become fairly common after historic performances: they wanted to place his cleats in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The red and green kicks - worn in honor of the holiday - had become iconic in just a few hours. There was just one problem: those same cleats had just cost Kamara $5,000.
That’s right - the NFL fined Kamara for violating the league’s uniform policy by wearing non-standard footwear. It wasn’t the first time either.
He’d been fined for Christmas-themed cleats during his rookie season as well. The league’s rules are strict, and festive flair, no matter how harmless, doesn’t get a pass - even on Christmas.
So when the league came calling for the cleats, Kamara had a simple response: pay me.
He wasn’t trying to make a scene. He just didn’t see the logic in being fined for something, only to have that same item requested for a place of honor.
And honestly, it’s hard to argue with his stance. Kamara knew of other players who had been compensated for similar donations to the Hall, so when the NFL said they don’t pay for memorabilia, he declined.
His reaction was candid and to the point: “Why would I do that? Y’all fined me and now y’all want to put it…” The rest writes itself.
Kamara’s six-touchdown game remains one of the most jaw-dropping individual performances in NFL history. But the cleats that helped make it happen? They’re staying with him - a personal memento from a day when he did something the league had never seen before.