The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers face off on Sunday, Jan. 8. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

First-year Saints coach Dennis Allen appears to have earned himself a second season, thanks in part to his club’s current three-game winning streak.

Not that Allen sounds ready to exhale as New Orleans (7-9) prepares to host Carolina (6-10) in the season finale for both teams on Sunday.

The game holds no playoff implications.

When is Saints-Panthers?

The Saints play the Panthers at noon (1 p.m. ET) Sunday, Jan. 8.

Live stream options

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

Will it be televised?

The Panthers and Saints will be televised on Fox.

Preview

JORDAN’S END: The Saints likely will have to revisit veteran defensive end Cameron Jordan’s contract after this season. A 2011 first-round draft pick, Jordan last week took over the franchise all-time lead in sacks with 115 1/2. He also leads the team in sacks this season with 8 1/2.

He is due nearly $14 million in base salary next season — a big salary-cap hit for a player turning 34. But it sounds like Allen would like to have Jordan back.

“There’s a reason why he’s the franchise leader in sacks,” Allen said. “Sure, a lot of it has to do that he’s big and strong and powerful. He’s got speed. But it’s more about his mental makeup and what’s inside his heart.”

SECONDARY CONCERNS: The Panthers’ secondary has struggled without starters Donte Jackson and Jaycee Horn. In a 30-24 loss to Tampa Bay last week, Carolina allowed Tom Brady to pass for 432 yards and three touchdowns to Mike Evans.

C.J. Henderson and Keith Taylor are expected to remain at cornerback, but veteran Josh Norman also could get snaps. Henderson, a former top-10 overall draft pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars, gave up two of Evans’ TDs.

“We just weren’t on the same page on the back end, and we’ve got to communicate better,” Henderson said of the Evans TDs. “But yeah, coming into the game, that was my matchup.”

PLAYING FOR A JOB: While the Panthers ran for a franchise-record 320 yards two games ago against Detroit, they were forced to pass last week when the Bucs stuffed the box. Sam Darnold threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns, but had three turnovers — two on fumbles. That ended the fifth-year QB’s streak of four straight turnover-free games.

Darnold could be playing this week for his own future; he becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

“It doesn’t matter if it is a free-agent situation coming up,” Darnold said. “It’s all about when I get the opportunity to go out there and play football, I always want to play well.”

READY FOR MORE: Saints rookie offensive tackle Trevor Penning is hopeful he’ll have his highest snap count yet on Sunday.

Penning was the Saints’ second of two first-round picks last spring. He exhibited a high upside in training camp until a foot injury sidelined him for the first 11 games of this season.

Since his return, he’s played primarily as a “jumbo” blocking tight end in run-first formations. But if the Saints want him to compete for a starting role next season, now would be an opportune time to see how he handles more work at the regular tackle spot.

“To end your rookie year on a high note, that’s kind of what I’m looking for,” Penning said, adding that he aims to “learn some stuff about myself that I do good at, stuff I need to improve on in the offseason.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.