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2026 · Week 10 · Division

Scheduled

Steelers

Pittsburgh

@

Bengals

Cincinnati

Paycor Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

+0.8est.

CIN perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Steelersedge mapBengals
  • -0.251EPA / play+0.001
  • 33.8%Success rate47.6%
  • -0.251EPA / dropback-0.030
  • -0.252EPA / rush+0.050
  • 6.2%Explosive rate11.1%
  • +1.23CPOE+6.35
  • 25.0%Third-down rate57.1%
  • 50.0%Red-zone TD rate40.0%
  • 1.00Points / drive2.11
  • 1.5%Turnover rate1.6%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

PIT lead 40–16 since 1999

Meetings average 42.1 points. CIN are 18-37-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11CIN @ PIT1234PIT
2025 · W7PIT @ CIN3133CIN
2024 · W18CIN @ PIT1917CIN
2024 · W13PIT @ CIN4438PIT
2023 · W16CIN @ PIT1134PIT
2023 · W12PIT @ CIN1610PIT
2022 · W11CIN @ PIT3730CIN
2022 · W1PIT @ CIN2320PIT

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.81
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin+0.85