MONSTERDRAFT
2026 · Wk 10

New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals

NO3-5
6-2CIN
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Sunday 2026-11-29 · 13:00 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 plays53Mafe97Lawrence93Allen99Murphy44Knight49Carter20Davis27Battle6Cook0Turner23Hill6Shough41Kamara83Johnson71Banks76Edwards78McCoy51Ruiz75Fuaga12Olave14Vele0Tyson
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
Field
outdoors · fieldturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
NO 7d · CIN 6d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
NO form
3-5PF 185 · PA 216Home 1-4Away 2-1
QB Tyler Shough 8–9 as starter · last 10: 4–6 · since 2025
CIN form
6-2PF 240 · PA 175Home 2-1Away 4-1
QB Joe Burrow 49–35–1 as starter · playoffs 5–2 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2020
NOSeason efficiencyCIN
-0.037Off EPA / play0.142
42Off success %50.4
7Off explosive %9.3
43.53rd-down conv %53.6
0.049Def EPA / play allowed0.005
46.7Def success % allowed44.3
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out

Coaching Intel

NO staff
HCKellen MooreOCDoug NussmeierDCBrandon Staley
4th-down go 25.8% · PROE -2.4 · no-huddle 19.8%
CIN staff
HCZac TaylorOCDan PitcherDCAl Golden
4th-down go 17.2% · PROE +5.6 · no-huddle 3.1%

Head Coach vs Head Coach

These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).

NO offense vs CIN defense

Doug Nussmeier(OC)vsAl Golden(DC)first career meeting

CIN offense vs NO defense

Dan Pitcher(OC)vsBrandon Staley(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side

Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach

Date ▾MatchupScoreWinnerCoaches
2022-10-16CIN @ NO30–26CINZac Taylor / Dennis Allen
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded