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Week 16 · 2026 regular season

Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints

Sun, Dec 27, 10:00 AM PT

Win probability
ESF
(win probability)
ARI 35%
65% NO

No betting line yet. Lines appear once books post them.

Unit matchups · entering week 16

Where each side has the edge

Each offense against the defense it faces, in CAP yards per attempt. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Pass: ARI offense vs NO defense
−0.6725th
box score 5.7 · 30th
Even
+0.6427th
box score 7.7 allowed · 26th
Rush: ARI offense vs NO defense
−0.3124th
box score 3.7 · 24th
Even
+0.2424th
box score 4.8 allowed · 27th
Pass: NO offense vs ARI defense
−0.6424th
box score 6.1 · 25th
Edge
NO
+0.7328th
box score 8.6 allowed · 32nd
Rush: NO offense vs ARI defense
−0.8630th
box score 3.8 · 22nd
Edge
ARI
+0.4627th
box score 4.4 allowed · 23rd

CAP yards per attempt: yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict; offense positive is good, defense (allowed) negative is good. Box score: yards per attempt as an official box score counts them, entering week 16.

CAP yards per attempt · 2026

How each matchup got here

Each unit's CAP yards per attempt entering each week. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better. 0 is what the situation and opponent would predict.

ARI pass offense vs NO pass defense
ARI pass offense NO pass defense (allowed)
−1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 ARI −0.73 NO +0.30 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 ARI −0.73 NO +0.30
NO pass offense vs ARI pass defense
NO pass offense ARI pass defense (allowed)
−0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 +1.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NO −0.48 ARI +1.00 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 +1.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NO −0.48 ARI +1.00
ARI rush offense vs NO rush defense
ARI rush offense NO rush defense (allowed)
−0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 ARI −0.28 NO +0.29 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 ARI −0.28 NO +0.29
NO rush offense vs ARI rush defense
NO rush offense ARI rush defense (allowed)
−1.3 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NO −0.88 ARI +0.54 −1.3 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NO −0.88 ARI +0.54
CAP win pct · 2026

How each team got here

CAP win pct entering each week. Higher is better; the league average is 0.50.

−0.25 0.00 0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 ARI −0.11 NO 0.21 −0.25 0.00 0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 ARI −0.11 NO 0.21
2026 results

Results so far

Each team's games before this one, with ESF's pre-game win probability for the team.

ARI Arizona Cardinals

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 @ LAC Won 16%
2 vs SEA Lost 19%
3 @ SF Lost 14%
4 @ NYG Lost 40%
5 vs DET Lost 34%
6 @ LA Won 21%

NO New Orleans Saints

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 @ DET Lost 39%
2 @ BAL Won 29%
3 vs LV Lost 68%
4 vs ATL Lost 53%
5 vs MIN Lost 31%
6 @ NYG Won 44%
Week 16

Other games this week

Home team's chance to win before kickoff. Higher means the home team is more likely to win.

Dots: ESF model home win probability.

How to read this page

CAP win pct. A fading average of game scores with a half-life of 7 of the team's own games. A win scores 1 plus the opponent's win pct; a loss scores the opponent's win pct minus 1. Last season carries in. League average is 0.50; higher is better.

CAP yards per attempt. Yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Box score yards per attempt. Yards divided by attempts, counted the way an official box score counts them: rushing includes scrambles and kneel-downs; passing is gross yards per pass attempt, sacks excluded.

ESF win probability. A logistic regression on both teams' pre-game CAP win pct, with an intercept for home field.