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Rewind · week 4, 2026

Cleveland 27, Pittsburgh 24: our lean held, the market's didn't

We had Cleveland at 53%. The market had Pittsburgh by 2.5. Cleveland won 27-24 at Huntington Bank Field.

3 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
27-24Cleveland win

We had Cleveland at 53%. The market had Pittsburgh by 2.5. Cleveland won 27-24 at Huntington Bank Field. Our lean held, but at 53% that was close to a coin flip. The market leaned the other way.

2-2TurnoversPittsburgh vs Cleveland
4/10Third downsCleveland; Pittsburgh 4/13
24/33Deshaun Watson268 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
+0.10EPA per playCleveland; Pittsburgh +0.07

How it swung

0%25%50%75%100%Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1 03:03: PIT score (6-0)Q1 02:59: PIT score (7-0)Q2 12:22: CLE score (7-6)Q2 12:14: CLE score (7-7)Q2 08:33: CLE score (7-13)Q2 08:28: CLE score (7-14)Q2 01:25: CLE score (7-20)Q2 01:22: CLE score (7-21)Q2 00:12: PIT score (10-21)Q4 10:16: PIT score (16-21)Q4 06:42: CLE score (16-24)Q4 01:46: PIT score (22-24)Q4 01:42: PIT score (24-24)Q4 00:15: CLE score (24-27)12345CLE winning ↑PIT winning ↓
■ Browns ahead■ Steelers ahead① biggest swings● scoring plays
The Browns' chance of winning, play by play. Every swing play and drive on the game page.

1. In the 1st quarter (5:49), Aaron Rodgers found Michael Pittman for 9 yards, plus 15 more for roughing the passer, a 12-point swing in win probability towards Pittsburgh.

3. With 1:42 left, Aaron Rodgers ran in the two-point conversion, a 14-point swing in win probability towards Pittsburgh.

4. With 15 seconds left, Andre Szmyt kicked a 56-yard field goal, a 22-point swing in win probability towards Cleveland.

Who won the matchups

DK Metcalf against Cleveland: Metcalf won it. 115 yards on 9 targets, against his usual 51.

T.J. Watt against Cleveland: Watt won it. 1 sack and 1 other QB hit, against his usual 1.5 sacks and hits a game.

Harold Fannin Jr. against Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh won it. Fannin held to 27 yards on 5 targets, against his usual 44.

How much to read into it

Not much. A 53% lean landing is close to a coin flip going our way. The full record, including the misses, is on the Record page.

Sources: nflverse play-by-play 2026; NFL injury report, week 4; our published pre-kickoff run 2026-10-01T09-09-17Z_automation. Every number here comes straight from our pipeline.