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Rewind · week 8, 2026

Pittsburgh 27, Cleveland 6: how it played out

We had Pittsburgh at 66%. The market had Pittsburgh by 3.5. Pittsburgh won 27-6 at Acrisure Stadium. Deshaun Watson was hurt during the game and came back; Shedeur Sanders (2 dropbacks) filled in.

2 Nov 2026 · 3 min read
27-6Pittsburgh win

We had Pittsburgh at 66%. The market had Pittsburgh by 3.5. Pittsburgh won 27-6 at Acrisure Stadium. We were right, and so was the market.

2-1TurnoversCleveland vs Pittsburgh
4/11Third downsPittsburgh; Cleveland 4/13
13/25Aaron Rodgers172 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
+0.13EPA per playPittsburgh; Cleveland -0.28

How it swung

0%25%50%75%100%Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1 08:02: PIT score (0-6)Q1 07:57: PIT score (0-7)Q2 14:08: PIT score (0-10)Q2 08:46: CLE score (3-10)Q2 03:31: PIT score (3-13)Q2 00:49: CLE score (6-13)Q2 00:05: PIT score (6-19)Q2 00:01: PIT score (6-20)Q3 09:42: PIT score (6-26)Q3 09:39: PIT score (6-27)12345PIT winning ↑CLE winning ↓
■ Steelers ahead■ Browns ahead① biggest swings● scoring plays
The Steelers' chance of winning, play by play. Every swing play and drive on the game page.

1. In the 1st quarter (12:17), Shedeur Sanders found Harold Fannin Jr. for 2 yards, a 5-point swing in win probability towards Pittsburgh.

2. In the 1st quarter (10:41), Patrick Queen sacked Deshaun Watson, forcing a fumble, a 12-point swing in win probability towards Pittsburgh.

Who played quarterback

Deshaun Watson was hurt during the game and came back; Shedeur Sanders (2 dropbacks) filled in.

Who won the matchups

DK Metcalf against Cleveland: Cleveland won it. Metcalf held to 4 yards on 6 targets, against his usual 51.

T.J. Watt against Cleveland: Watt won it. 2 sacks and 1 other QB hit, against his usual 1.4 sacks and hits a game.

Harold Fannin Jr. against Pittsburgh: Fannin won it. Fannin won it deep: 62 of his 154 yards came on throws of 20+ yards.

What we got right

The model's call held up. One right pick isn't a trend; the full record is on the Record page.

Sources: nflverse play-by-play 2026; NFL injury report, week 8; our published pre-kickoff run 2026-11-01T09-12-49Z_automation. Every number here comes straight from our pipeline.