Well, Sunday could get ugly.
The good news: Cam Newton and Jonathan Stewart are both slated to return against the Saints. Kelvin Benjamin and Charles Johnson are both expected to play as well after fully practicing Friday.
The bad news: Michael Oher and James Bradberry will both miss again, along with Vernon Butler who is still recovering from his high ankle sprain. However, new additions to the OUT list include Paul Soliai and Robert McClain.
The Panthers made some moves this week in response. They waived WR Damiere Byrd and added DE Wes Horton to add some line depth, and also promoted newest practice squad signee CB Lou Young to the active roster, waiving TE Scott Simonson to make room.