Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons
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Sunday 2026-11-08 · 09:30 ET·Bernabeu·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-27D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 7
✚ Divine Deablo (RILB) — Out✚ Billy Bowman Jr. (NB) — Out
Field
roof n/a · fieldturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
CIN 7d · ATL 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CIN form
4-2PF 163 · PA 122Home 1-1Away 3-1
QB Joe Burrow 47–35–1 as starter · playoffs 5–2 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2020
ATL form
3-4PF 171 · PA 173Home 1-3Away 2-1
QB Michael Penix Jr. 7–10 as starter · last 10: 4–6 · since 2024
| CIN | Season efficiency | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| 0.109 | Off EPA / play | -0.042 |
| 48.5 | Off success % | 44.7 |
| 8.4 | Off explosive % | 9.6 |
| 50.6 | 3rd-down conv % | 38.6 |
| -0.041 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.018 |
| 42.7 | Def success % allowed | 43.9 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CIN staff
HCZac Taylor5–7 vs StefanskiOCDan PitcherDCAl Golden1–1 vs Rees
4th-down go 17.3% · PROE +5.2 · no-huddle 3.1%
ATL staff
HCKevin Stefanski7–5 vs TaylorOCTommy Rees1–1 vs GoldenDCJeff Ulbrich
4th-down go 22.5% · PROE -2.4 · no-huddle 10.9%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Zac Taylor5–7Kevin StefanskiStefanski leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | CLE @ CIN | 20–18 | 200–364 | Kevin Stefanski |
| 2025-09-07 | CIN @ CLE | 17–16 | 141–327 | Zac Taylor |
| 2024-12-22 | CLE @ CIN | 6–24 | 273–327 | Zac Taylor |
| 2024-10-20 | CIN @ CLE | 21–14 | 226–340 | Zac Taylor |
| 2024-01-07 | CLE @ CIN | 14–31 | 245–328 | Zac Taylor |
| 2023-09-10 | CIN @ CLE | 3–24 | 144–352 | Kevin Stefanski |
| 2022-12-11 | CLE @ CIN | 10–23 | 344–366 | Zac Taylor |
| 2022-10-31 | CIN @ CLE | 13–32 | 229–443 | Kevin Stefanski |
CIN offense vs ATL defense
Dan Pitcher(OC)vsJeff Ulbrich(DC)first career meeting
ATL offense vs CIN defense
Tommy Rees(OC)1–1Al Golden(DC)dead even2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | CLE | CIN | 20–18 | 200 | +2 | W |
| 2025-09-07 | CLE | CIN | 16–17 | 327 | -1 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-23 | ATL @ CIN | 17–35 | CIN | Arthur Smith / Zac Taylor |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded