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New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals
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Week 12, 2026 · Paycor Stadium · Sunday, Nov 29, 1:00 PM ET · outdoors
New Orleans Saints2–5 · Elo 1451 · Tyler Shough (−16 Elo)
Cincinnati Bengals
5–2 · Elo 1568 · Joe Burrow (+17 Elo) · Home
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What the forecasters say
| Forecaster | Favors | CIN | NO | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | CIN 76% | 76% | 24% | CIN 1568 vs NO 1451, implied spread CIN −7.9 |
| The blend | CIN 76% | 76% | 24% |
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Moderate favorites where the models roughly agree. No edge found either way in the replays. The blend is as good as anything.
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Details
- Rest: CIN 6 days, NO 7 days.
- Quarterbacks. CIN: Joe Burrow (+17 Elo). NO: Tyler Shough (-16 Elo). Expected starters from ESPN's depth chart with the injury report applied, refreshed every three hours.
- Weather. Outdoors. The kickoff forecast is pulled from Open-Meteo once the game is within 7 days, from Sunday.
Injury report
ESPN's report, refreshed every three hours. Out and doubtful players are treated as unavailable; questionable players usually play. Only the quarterback feeds Elo directly; the rest is in the market's number.
| Team | Player | Pos | Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | Cesar Ruiz | G | Questionable | Knee · questionable |
| NO | CJ Donaldson | RB | Questionable | Shoulder · Donaldson (shoulder) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Steelers in Paris. |
| NO | Justin Reid | S | Questionable | Concussion · Reid (concussion) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Steelers in Paris. |
| NO | Nathan Shepherd | DT | Questionable | Illness · questionable |
| CIN | Kyle Dugger | S | Out | Quadriceps · out |
| CIN | Cashius Howell | DE | Questionable | Wrist · Howell (wrist) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Titans. |
| CIN | Cedric Johnson | DE | Questionable | Ankle · Johnson (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Falcons. |
| CIN | DJ Turner II | CB | Questionable | Ankle · Turner (ankle) is considered day-to-day, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz reported Monday. |
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