For a while, it looked like the Minnesota Vikings could keep up in a shootout with the New Orleans Saints. In the end, however, the continued failures of the defense ensured that wouldn’t be the case.
Courtesy of an NFL record-tying six rushing touchdowns from Alvin Kamara, the Saints eventually pulled away from the Vikings by a final score of 52-33 at the Superdome on Christmas Day. The loss officially eliminates the Vikings from postseason contention.
The Saints got on the board first, getting a 40-yard touchdown run from Alvin Kamara that saw him go basically untouched through the Minnesota defense.