With two games left in the 2025-2025 NFL regular season, the Carolina Panthers have emerged as a team that could be in the playoffs.
The Panthers, at 8-7 entering today’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, in first place in the NFC South. Last week’s big 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put them a game ahead of the second-place Buccaneers who hold a 7-8 record.
With the Panthers sniffing a playoff berth, they can win the NFC South division today if two things were to happen. The Panthers would need to take down the No. 1 seed Seattle Seahawks at home and would need the Buccaneers to lose/tie the Miami Dolphins today. If only one of the two were to happen, a winner takes all for the NFC South crown would take place between the two teams next Sunday.
As the Panthers face a daunting task today in Seattle, they could be without one of its top offensive playmakers in rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.
Tetairoa McMillan Injury Update
Tetairoa McMillan popped up on the injury report early Sunday morning. The Panthers have listed McMillan’s game status as questionable due to an illness. This is the first this week leading up to today’s game that McMillan has been dealing with an illness.
The #Panthers have added WR Tetairoa McMillan to the injury report due to illness. He is listed as questionable.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 28, 2025
Is Tetairoa McMillan Playing Today?
To follow up on his Tweet about Tetairoa McMillan being questionable with an illness, NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport added that McMillan should be able to play, with his designation more precautionary than anything else.
This sounds mostly precautionary than anything. T-Mac should be good to go. https://t.co/WMH4KSffyl
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 28, 2025
That’s great news for Panthers‘ fans who may have a mini heart attack when they first saw McMillan ruled as questionable.
McMillan has been a stud this season, hauling in 65 receptions for 924 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns. Having him inactive would be a huge blow against the No. 1 seed today.
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