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Browns at Steelers

Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · 18:00 UTC
Cleveland Browns logo
Cleveland
Browns
5-2 · W5
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Pittsburgh Steelers logo
Pittsburgh
Steelers
5-2 · W5
Pittsburgh Steelers to win 66% win probability · projected 19–24 · Solid

Win Probabilities

From the engine's power ratings, adjusted for home field and rest, then mapped through the margin distribution. Not a blend of the market — this is our own number.

CLE 34%
PIT 66%
Projected score
19–24
CLE at PIT
Projected margin
+5.2
home perspective
Projected total
42.4
combined points
Confidence
Solid
published before kickoff

Engine vs The Line

We agree with the market on the winner. The margins may still differ.

8th Day Engine
Pittsburgh Steelers
by 5.2 points · total 42.4
Closing line
Pittsburgh Steelers
by 3.5 points · total 39.5

Matchup Facts

Venue and rest come from the schedule feed and feed directly into the model; surface and weather are context we show but don't yet model.

Venue
Acrisure Stadium
Roof
Outdoors
Surface
Grass
Rest · CLE
7 days
Rest · PIT
7 days
QB · CLE
Deshaun Watson
QB · PIT
Aaron Rodgers

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

Cleveland Browns

W @ TEN 27–24
W vs BAL 13–10
L @ NYJ 12–17
W vs PIT 27–24
W vs CAR 21–18

Pittsburgh Steelers

W @ NO 16–10
W @ TB 26–19
W vs IND 34–22
L @ CLE 24–27
W vs CIN 30–27

Season Scoring

Points per game either side of the ball, 2026 season to date.

CLE · scored
19.0
per game · 7 played
CLE · allowed
20.9
per game
PIT · scored
21.9
per game · 7 played
PIT · allowed
19.7
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Pittsburgh Steelers as the stronger side by 95 rating points, which on its own is worth about 3.8 points on the scoreboard (CLE 1,469, PIT 1,564).

Home field adds 1.4 points to PIT — a measured figure from our backtest, not the traditional three, because home advantage in the modern NFL is considerably smaller than it used to be.

That lands on a projected margin of +5.2, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Pittsburgh Steelers at 66%.

The closing line agrees on the winner, making Pittsburgh Steelers favourite by 3.5 against our 5.2.

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