Cincinnati Bengals at Carolina Panthers
CIN6-2
3-5CAR
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Sunday 2026-12-20 · 13:00 ET·Bank of America Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Bobby Okereke (RILB) — Out✚ Jaelan Phillips (SLB) — Out✚ Will Lee III (RCB) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
CIN 7d · CAR 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
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
CAR form
3-5PF 199 · PA 219Home 1-3Away 2-2
QB Bryce Young 17–35 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 3–7 · since 2023
| CIN | Season efficiency | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 0.142 | Off EPA / play | 0.042 |
| 50.4 | Off success % | 42.7 |
| 9.3 | Off explosive % | 9.5 |
| 53.6 | 3rd-down conv % | 37.7 |
| 0.005 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.03 |
| 44.3 | Def success % allowed | 44.4 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 15 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
CIN staff
HCZac Taylor1–0 vs CanalesOCDan PitcherDCAl Golden
4th-down go 17.2% · PROE +5.6 · no-huddle 3.1%
CAR staff
HCDave Canales0–1 vs TaylorOCBrad IdzikDCTodd Wash (interim)
4th-down go 28.7% · PROE -2.4 · no-huddle 6.7%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Zac Taylor1–0Dave CanalesTaylor leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-29 | CIN @ CAR | 34–24 | 373–376 | Zac Taylor |
CIN offense vs CAR defense
Dan Pitcher(OC)vsTodd Wash (interim)(DC)first career meeting
CAR offense vs CIN defense
Brad Idzik(OC)vsAl Golden(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-29 | CIN @ CAR | 34–24 | CIN | Zac Taylor / Dave Canales |
| 2022-11-06 | CAR @ CIN | 21–42 | CIN | Steve Wilks / Zac Taylor |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded