Week 16, 2026

played in Cincinnati, OH

34 degrees, snow, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	0	0	0	-	10
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:52 NOS - Terrell Hicks 40 pass from J.R. Fraaije (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 02:01 NOS - Burt McCalla 22 field goal
2Q: 12:59 CIN - K.C. Carter 5 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 09:25 CIN - Emmitt Savoie 19 field goal
4Q: 01:47 CIN - Emmitt Savoie 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:52 NOS - Terrell Hicks 40 pass from J.R. Fraaije (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 02:01 NOS - Burt McCalla 22 field goal
2Q: 12:59 CIN - K.C. Carter 5 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 09:25 CIN - Emmitt Savoie 19 field goal
4Q: 01:47 CIN - Emmitt Savoie 51 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CIN
Record 13-2 12-3
First Downs 9 22
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 5 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 201 451
- Offensive Plays 49 71
- Yards per Play 4.10 6.35
Net Rushing Yards 98 146
- Rushing Attempts 23 38
- Yards per Rush 4.26 3.84
Net Passing Yards 103 305
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 0 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 103 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.96 9.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/53 2/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 3/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 17
Time of Possession 24:23 35:37

Team Statistics	NOS	CIN
Record	13-2	12-3
First Downs	9	22
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	5	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	201	451
- Offensive Plays	49	71
- Yards per Play	4.10	6.35
Net Rushing Yards	98	146
- Rushing Attempts	23	38
- Yards per Rush	4.26	3.84
Net Passing Yards	103	305
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 0	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	103	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.96	9.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/53	2/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	3/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 17
Time of Possession	24:23	35:37

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 48	2	52	Touchdown
1	10:54	1:50	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
1	4:40	1:45	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	2:55	1:00	OPP 20	4	15	Field Goal
2	12:52	4:10	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
2	7:06	1:55	OPP 44	3	3	Punt
2	1:11	0:41	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
3	12:55	2:19	OWN 8	5	37	Punt
3	7:13	4:38	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
4	9:18	2:26	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
4	4:43	1:36	OWN 42	3	-2	Punt
4	1:41	0:50	OWN 29	4	4	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	2:44	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
1	9:04	4:24	OWN 9	6	56	Punt
1	1:55	4:03	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
2	8:42	1:36	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
2	5:11	4:00	OWN 3	10	69	Missed FG
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 5	2	27	Half
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 15	4	39	Punt
3	10:36	3:23	OWN 11	6	32	Punt
3	2:35	8:17	OWN 20	16	78	Field Goal
4	6:52	2:09	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
4	3:07	1:26	OWN 20	8	46	Field Goal
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 33	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Fred Mount, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mack Mathews	13	51	3.92	18	1
Bobby Irwin	7	33	4.71	17	2
J.R. Fraaije	1	3	3.00	3	0
Junior Blair	1	8	8.00	8	0
Rex Dunn	1	3	3.00	3	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
K.C. Carter	25	90	3.60	38	2	1
Jerame Englund	7	24	3.43	11	1	0
Fred Mount	4	24	6.00	21	1	0
Charlie Sanford	2	8	4.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Fraaije	26	15	103	0/0	1	40	0	79.5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fred Mount	33	22	305	0/0	0	35	0	96.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Sandage	4	6	14	3.50	6	12	0
RB Mack Mathews	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	-1	0
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	2	1.00	0	5	0
WR Stephen Granberry	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Terrell Hicks	2	2	54	27.00	44	40	1
TE Jim Stargell	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	3	17	17.00	12	17	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	4	11	11.00	6	11	0
FB Junior Blair	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lenny Shields	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Will Tanner	6	7	126	21.00	15	35
WR Kennedy Hallman	5	12	73	14.60	11	27
WR J.C. Anthony	3	4	25	8.33	3	19
WR Roger Farr	2	2	35	17.50	7	19
RB K.C. Carter	2	3	17	8.50	3	10
TE Thurman Hutchison	2	2	9	4.50	0	8
FB Charlie Sanford	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Myron Hansen	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Tracy Wagner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Otis Wallis	0	1	0	0
Earl Moulton	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Myron Hansen	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	9	421	46.8	42.8	60	5

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	6	284	47.3	31.8	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	2/3	1/2	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	53	17.7	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Hansen	2	-4	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Carr	2	65	32.5	0
Mack Mathews	1	23	23.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Fleming	2	27	13.5	0
Larry Joseph	1	9	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Rickey Bridges	10	1	33	30
OLB Willie Rexin	7	0	28	25
ILB Earl Moulton	6	1	11	11
DT Eddie Bloomer	4	0	26	17
CB Howie Lord	4	0	19	17
DT Johnny Rasmussen	3	4	18	24
S Jorge Cloude	3	2	26	23
CB Darnell Carr	3	2	28	21
CB Bob Heath	3	1	27	24
S Raymond Bentsen	3	1	18	12
ILB Jose Barfield	2	5	27	22
OLB Otis Wallis	2	2	10	8
CB Timothy Hiller	2	1	19	17
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	31	26
DE Max Tank	1	3	34	29
DT Junior Reeves	1	1	10	10
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	23	16
OLB Lamar Bailey	0	2	15	11

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Cris Farr	6	0	20	24
OLB Richard Blackston	4	3	23	26
CB T.J. Preston	3	1	16	19
S Rex Ramirez	3	1	23	26
CB Phillip Halbert	3	0	10	12
DT Corwin Jeffries	3	0	5	6
CB Randall Henry	3	0	17	21
S Wes Chechetts	2	3	14	10
CB Doug Fleming	2	1	19	18
OLB Emmitt Rickman	2	0	9	10
OLB Ben Battles	1	2	5	8
DT Rickey Wolf	1	1	18	20
ILB Bucky Newman	1	1	14	16
DE Monty Magnone	1	0	17	23
DE K.C. Matthews	1	0	12	10
DE Bob Marischen	1	0	7	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	1	0	17
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0	16
DE Cary Clinton	0	2	1	26
DE Max Tank	0	0	1	29

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Monty Magnone	1	0	23
DE K.C. Matthews	0	1	10
DT Corwin Jeffries	0	1	6
CB Doug Fleming	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rickey Bridges	6	3	30
OLB Willie Rexin	4	1	25
CB Howie Lord	3	0	17
CB Darnell Carr	3	0	21
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	23
S Raymond Bentsen	1	1	12
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	11
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	17
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	8
CB Bob Heath	0	1	24

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB T.J. Preston	3	0	19
CB Phillip Halbert	2	0	12
S Cris Farr	2	0	24
OLB Richard Blackston	2	0	26
S Rex Ramirez	1	2	26
CB Doug Fleming	1	1	18
OLB Ben Battles	1	0	8
S Wes Chechetts	1	0	10
DE Bob Marischen	1	0	8
OLB Emmitt Rickman	1	0	10
ILB Bucky Newman	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Alex Priestley	1	6	20	20
Lenny Shields	1	3	10	10
Claude Richardson	1	2	17	24
Jim Stargell	1	1	4	8
Junior Blair	1	1	11	9
Joseph Sherman	0	2	5	6
Mel Galiardo	0	2	21	24
Cedric Flournoy	0	2	9	8
Leo Sweeney	0	1	17	17
D.J. Matthews	0	1	21	23
Donnell Pritchett	0	1	20	23

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mickey Edwards	3	12	38	33
Oscar Wooten	2	7	35	29
Gus Murphy	1	8	38	33
Christian Roosenraad	0	6	34	23
Thurman Hutchison	0	1	32	25

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Moulton	2	17
Otis Wallis	1	28
Kelvin Sandage	1	8
Leo Sweeney	1	6
Bobby Irwin	0	23
Jim Stargell	0	17
Junior Blair	0	15
Nolan Walters	0	13
Howie Lord	0	11
Claude Richardson	0	10
Neil Delgado	0	10
Marlon Finley	0	10
Joseph Sherman	0	10
Rickey Bridges	0	9
Cary Clinton	0	9
Darnell Briggs	0	9
Alex Priestley	0	8
Junior Reeves	0	7
Timothy Hiller	0	7
Jorge Cloude	0	7
Jose Barfield	0	6
Darnell Carr	0	6
Duane Burgess	0	4
Burt McCalla	0	4
Lamar Bailey	0	4
Mack Mathews	0	4
Raymond Bentsen	0	3
Willie Rexin	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Bob Heath	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Cedric Flournoy	0	2
Rex Dunn	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Billy Joe Beckett	0	1
Danny Cortez	0	1
Terrell Hicks	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Fleming	2	13
Emmitt Rickman	2	13
Charlie Sanford	1	21
Myron Hansen	1	15
Phillip Halbert	0	25
Jerame Englund	0	23
Tracy Wagner	0	14
J.C. Anthony	0	13
Larry Joseph	0	11
Wes Chechetts	0	10
Nick Vigil	0	9
Christian Roosenraad	0	9
Alonzo Perry	0	9
Sedrick Connell	0	9
Jack Blackwell	0	9
Gus Murphy	0	8
Emmitt Savoie	0	7
Bob Marischen	0	7
Jeff Damron	0	7
Stanley Einertson	0	7
Doug Coles	0	6
Ted Ottis	0	6
Thurman Hutchison	0	5
Ben Battles	0	4
Michael Herndon	0	3
Victor Borders	0	3
K.C. Carter	0	3
K.C. Matthews	0	3
Rickey Wolf	0	2
Cris Farr	0	2
Bucky Newman	0	2
Kennedy Hallman	0	1
Archie Burton	0	1
Monty Magnone	0	1
T.J. Preston	0	1
Corwin Jeffries	0	1
Randall Henry	0	1
Rex Ramirez	0	1
Richard Blackston	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	5	28	5.6
Right	11	48	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	75	6.3
Middle	21	56	2.7
Right	3	17	5.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Fraaije	26	15	1	1	2	4	3	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fred Mount	33	22	5	0	0	6	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	86	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	4	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	41	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	109	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	11	7	159	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Sandage	6	4	0	14	0	13
WR Nolan Walters	4	1	1	11	0	8
TE Leo Sweeney	3	1	0	17	0	17
WR Stephen Granberry	3	2	0	7	0	11
TE Jim Stargell	2	1	1	1	0	8
RB Mack Mathews	2	2	0	-3	0	16
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	0	2	0	13
WR Terrell Hicks	2	2	0	54	1	18
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Lenny Shields	1	0	0	0	0	10

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Hallman	12	5	73	1	29
WR Will Tanner	7	6	126	4	20
WR J.C. Anthony	4	3	25	0	16
RB K.C. Carter	3	2	17	0	23
WR Roger Farr	2	2	35	0	12
TE Thurman Hutchison	2	2	9	0	25
TE Tracy Wagner	1	0	0	0	7
FB Charlie Sanford	1	1	14	0	15
WR Myron Hansen	1	1	6	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mack Mathews	1	1	1.00	3.92

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Carter	8	27	3.38	3.60
Jerame Englund	1	9	9.00	3.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Fraaije	3	1	14	4.67	3.96

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	14	14.00	27.00
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Mathews	6	0
Bobby Irwin	5	2

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Mount	3	1
K.C. Carter	2	1
Jerame Englund	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Fraaije	2	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fred Mount	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Anthony	2	1	0
WR Kennedy Hallman	2	1	1
WR Will Tanner	2	2	2
TE Tracy Wagner	1	0	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	0
WR Myron Hansen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,600 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,800 (19,800)
End Zone 8,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,600 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,800 (19,800)
End Zone	8,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (2,800)