If you're looking for Saints X-factors against the Panthers, let's start with a few players who have been largely invisible so far. They must show up.

Dave Canales didn't sound sure McMillan would play the last we heard from him, but it sounds like he'll be good to go.

Tetairoa McMillan was the eighth overall choice in the first half of the 2025 NFL draft this spring. He was a two-time all-conference selection with the Arizona Wildcats and a 2024 1st Team All-American.

Undrafted rookie wide receiver will get another chance against the Panthers' division rival in his unique fifth season.

The rejuvenated Carolina Panthers host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. One writer feels it will be recent business as usual for Dave Canales’s running game.

The Panthers expect to have wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan on the field today against the Saints. McMillan, who is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury, is ready to play, according to multiple reports.

One of those games. Despite controlling much of the game and outshooting the San Jose Sharks 33-9 after the first period, the Florida Panthers fell 3-1 at SAP Center on Saturday. The Panthers now sit at 7-7-1 and 1-2-0 on the West Coast road trip.

Star center Macklin Celebrini scored his 10th goal of the 2025-26 NHL season and goalie Yaroslav Askarov held it down in net with 38 saves, just one shy of his career high, against the Florida Panthers.