Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints
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Sunday 2026-12-27 · 13:00 ET·Caesars Superdome·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
✚ Gardner Minshew II (QB) — Out✚ Jayden Williams (LT) — Out
Field
dome · sportturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
ARI 7d · NO 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
ARI form
3-6PF 178 · PA 255Home 0-3Away 3-3
QB Carson Beck no starts yet
NO form
3-5PF 185 · PA 216Home 1-4Away 2-1
QB Tyler Shough 8–9 as starter · last 10: 4–6 · since 2025
| ARI | Season efficiency | NO |
|---|---|---|
| -0.036 | Off EPA / play | -0.037 |
| 43.3 | Off success % | 42 |
| 5.8 | Off explosive % | 7 |
| 38.2 | 3rd-down conv % | 43.5 |
| 0.073 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.049 |
| 43 | Def success % allowed | 46.7 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 16 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
ARI staff
HCMike LaFleurOCNathaniel Hackett1–0 vs StaleyDCNick Rallis1–0 vs Nussmeier
4th-down go 19.5% · PROE -0.7 · no-huddle 9.7%
NO staff
HCKellen MooreOCDoug Nussmeier0–1 vs RallisDCBrandon Staley0–1 vs Hackett
4th-down go 25.8% · PROE -2.4 · no-huddle 19.8%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
ARI offense vs NO defense
Nathaniel Hackett(OC)1–0Brandon Staley(DC)Hackett leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-16 | GB | LA | 32–18 | 488 | +14 | W |
they also crossed paths 2× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 1–2)
NO offense vs ARI defense
Doug Nussmeier(OC)0–1Nick Rallis(DC)Rallis leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-07 | NO | ARI | 13–20 | 315 | -7 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-07 | ARI @ NO | 20–13 | ARI | Jonathan Gannon / Kellen Moore |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded