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Each Friday, the Panthers CBs take around 10 minutes to run their own red zone drills. Sometimes it's just Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson, sometimes others. But it's always a showdown.

As the Panthers rookie class looks to help the team make the playoffs for the first time since 2017, the group is also learning how to balance the excitement with the focus that's needed each week.

The Saints derailed the Panthers in the first meeting by shutting down the run. Dave Canales knows that keeping that half of the offense engaged is critical to their success.

All five players on the injury report were listed as full participants on Thursday, as the Panthers prepare for this week's trip to New Orleans.

The left guard has lent a certain stability to things. The defense is hoping to find some of that, heading into the rematch with the Saints. Plus more from the coordinators.

The Panthers will play the Bucs and the Seahawks at 1 p.m. on Sundays, after the league chose to flex other games into prime time.

The Panthers had all 53 players on the active roster practicing. And with that, they've got some more changes to the lineup as they head into the final four games of the regular season.

The Panthers are throwing the ball around with a quarterback and four receivers, none of whom have reached their 25th birthday. That creates challenges, but also room for growth.

The Panthers had center Cade Mays and linebacker Christian Rozeboom back on the field Wednesday, after they had missed the previous two games.

Over 1,000 kids from around the Carolinas were treated to a night with over 60 Panthers players and volunteers, as they received gifts, winter coats, shoes, and more.