MONSTERDRAFT
2026 · Wk 9

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals

PIT6-2
5-2CIN
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Sunday 2026-11-15 · 20:20 ET·Paycor Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
1010202030304040Coverage identity of HC Zac Taylor: every charted play of defenses he led as a head coach, '21–'23 (2,129 plays). Why it matters: some receivers beat man, others feast on zone — it decides matchups for DFS, props and best ball alike.MAN 33.6% · ZONE 66.4%HC Zac Taylor · '21–'23 · 2,129 plays53Mafe97Lawrence93Allen99Murphy44Knight49Carter20Davis27Battle6Cook0Turner23Hill8Rodgers30Warren80Washington76Fautanu66McCormick54Frazier67Hoffman71Iheanachor4Metcalf17Bernard15Skowronek
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-03D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 8
Field
outdoors · fieldturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
PIT 14d · CIN 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
PIT form
6-2PF 180 · PA 144Home 4-0Away 2-2
QB Aaron Rodgers 169–95–1 as starter · playoffs 11–11 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2008
CIN form
5-2PF 206 · PA 158Home 2-1Away 3-1
QB Joe Burrow 48–35–1 as starter · playoffs 5–2 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2020
PITSeason efficiencyCIN
-0.027Off EPA / play0.115
42.1Off success %50
9.5Off explosive %8.6
38.23rd-down conv %52.9
-0.074Def EPA / play allowed-0.008
41.8Def success % allowed43.9
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out

Coaching Intel

PIT staff
HCMike McCarthy3–1 vs TaylorOCBrian Angelichio1–0 vs GoldenDCPatrick Graham1–1 vs Pitcher
4th-down go 19.3% · PROE +0.6 · no-huddle 7.9%
CIN staff
HCZac Taylor1–3 vs McCarthyOCDan Pitcher1–1 vs GrahamDCAl Golden0–1 vs Angelichio
4th-down go 17.5% · PROE +5.4 · no-huddle 3.2%

Head Coach vs Head Coach

Mike McCarthy3–1Zac TaylorMcCarthy leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
Date ▾MatchupScoreYardsWinning coach
2026-09-27CIN @ PIT27–30352–413Mike McCarthy
2024-12-09CIN @ DAL27–20435–322Zac Taylor
2022-09-18CIN @ DAL17–20257–337Mike McCarthy
2020-12-13DAL @ CIN30–7273–309Mike McCarthy

PIT offense vs CIN defense

Brian Angelichio(OC)1–0Al Golden(DC)Angelichio leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
Date ▾OffenseDefenseOff–DefOff ydsMarginResult
2026-09-27PITCIN30–27413+3W

CIN offense vs PIT defense

Dan Pitcher(OC)1–1Patrick Graham(DC)dead even2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
Date ▾OffenseDefenseOff–DefOff ydsMarginResult
2026-09-27CINPIT27–30352-3L
2024-11-03CINLV41–24375+17W
result and margin read from the offense's side

Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach

Date ▾MatchupScoreWinnerCoaches
2026-09-27CIN @ PIT27–30PITZac Taylor / Mike McCarthy
2025-11-16CIN @ PIT12–34PITZac Taylor / Mike Tomlin
2025-10-16PIT @ CIN31–33CINMike Tomlin / Zac Taylor
2025-01-04CIN @ PIT19–17CINZac Taylor / Mike Tomlin
2024-12-01PIT @ CIN44–38PITMike Tomlin / Zac Taylor
2023-12-23CIN @ PIT11–34PITZac Taylor / Mike Tomlin
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded