Sunday Night Football: Tetairoa McMillan's big night powers Panthers to 32-26 victory
The Carolina Panthers defeated the Detroit Lions 32-26 in a Sunday Night Football game highlighted by a standout performance from receiver Tetairoa McMillan. The game featured high offensive output and significant injuries to key players on both sides.
Why it matters
Documents a significant result in the NFL season that impacts team standings and player performance metrics.
On Sunday night, we were all living in Tetairoa McMillan’s world.
Last year’s AP offensive rookie of the year, McMillan put together the best performance of his young career in Week 4, helping the Panthers defeat the Lions 32-26.
McMillan finished the game with 14 catches for 192 yards with two touchdowns — setting single-game career highs in the first two categories.
He caught a 32-yard touchdown in the second quarter and a 10-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
But beyond that, he was quarterback Bryce Young’s go-to receiver all night, making clutch catch after clutch catch.
One of the most impressive came late in the fourth quarter, when he somehow got two feet down while extending at the sideline to convert third-and-14 with an 18-yard reception.
All this came after McMillan was held to just two receptions for 17 yards in last week’s loss to Cleveland.
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