NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 3 · Sunday, Sep 27 · 1:00 pm ET · Acrisure Stadium

TBD referee · 7 rest days (CIN) / 7 (PIT)

Model

45%CIN55%PIT

Projected CIN 19.3 – PIT 21.1
margin +1.8 · total 40.5

Market

No market line yet.

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
Total edge

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

CINPIT
+1.0 14thPower rating12th +1.3
−0.0 18thOffense rating30th −3.2
+1.1 12thDefense rating2nd +4.6
+0.001 18thOffense EPA/play30th −0.252
−0.081 12thDefense EPA/play allowed2nd −0.358
47.6% 10thOffense success rate32nd 33.9%
51.8% 28thDefense success rate allowed5th 36.7%
−0.030 21stPass EPA/dropback27th −0.251
−0.168 8thPass EPA/dropback allowed1st −0.638
+0.050 8thRush EPA/carry27th −0.252
+0.118 29thRush EPA/carry allowed13th −0.113
11.1% 7thExplosive play rate22nd 6.2%
5.4% 7thExplosive rate allowed20th 10.0%
57.1% 5th3rd-down conversion23rd 25.0%
50.0% 24th3rd-down conversion allowed2nd 16.7%
40.0% 24thRed-zone TD rate20th 50.0%
50.0% 9thRed-zone TD rate allowed
16.2% 21stPressure rate allowed13th 14.0%
16.7% 11thPressure rate10th 19.2%
10.0% 15thTurnover rate10th 7.1%
40.0% 1stTakeaway rate13th 15.4%
33.0 7thPoints per game22nd 20.0
27.0 18thPoints allowed per game6th 13.0
+5.7% Pass rate over expected +11.2%
23.1 3rdNeutral pace (sec/play)6th 25.7
+0.001 Off epa last3 −0.252
−0.081 Def epa last3 −0.358
+5.6 3rdSpecial teams EPA19th +0.8

CIN offense vs PIT defense

Offense percentiles for CIN against the matching defensive percentiles for PIT. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CINPIT D

PIT offense vs CIN defense

Offense percentiles for PIT against the matching defensive percentiles for CIN. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
PITCIN D