2026 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 29 · 1:00 PM ET
New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals
Matchup first read
CIN passing attack has the stronger league profile.
CIN passing attack #3/32 · NO pass defense #22/32 · 193 offense / 173 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- CIN -6
- Model total
- 48
- 80% range (CIN margin)
- -8.9 to +25.1
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- CIN passing attack#3/32NO pass defense#22/32
- CIN run game#21/32NO run defense#32/32
- NO passing attack#25/32CIN pass defense#13/32
- NO run game#25/32CIN run defense#16/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2026 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
NONew Orleans Saints
- Tyler ShoughQB · 7 games246pass yds/g
- Travis EtienneRB · 3 games42.7rush yds/g
- Chris OlaveWR · 7 games90.9rec yds/g
- Devaughn VeleWR · 7 games49.7rec yds/g
CINCincinnati Bengals
- Joe BurrowQB · 6 games276pass yds/g
- Chase BrownRB · 6 games47.5rush yds/g
- Tee HigginsWR · 6 games95.2rec yds/g
- Ja'Marr ChaseWR · 6 games58.5rec yds/g