WATCH: Kendre Miller scores the Saints' first touchdown of 2026

You can’t undersell how badly the New Orleans Saints needed this touchdown. After a couple of Tyler Shough turnovers led to several Detroit Lions touchdowns, extending their lead to 21-0 midway through the third quarter, Kendre Miller got the black and gold on the scoreboard for the first time in 2026.

Shough led the offense deep into Detroit territory — including an impressive 47-yard pass to wide receiver Chris Olave that flipped the field — before Miller took the handoff on first-and-goal from the 7-yard line. He lost a yard. But the Saints trusted him enough to give the fourth-year running back another crack at it, and he rewarded them with an 8-yard touchdown run. He threw a stiff arm to cut through the teeth of the Lions defense and into the end zone. See for yourself:

Kendre Miller gets the Saints on the board

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It’s exactly the type of moment Miller has been looking for after injuries disrupted his career. He suffered a season-ending ACL tear last year and has missed 30 of his first 51 games due to various injuries. Getting this opportunity in such a high-leverage moment goes to show how much trust he’s earned from the coaching staff. Let’s hope it’s something he can build off of moving forwards.

This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: WATCH: Kendre Miller scores the Saints’ first touchdown of 2026