NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 4 · Thursday, Oct 1 · 8:15 pm ET · Huntington Bank Field

TBD referee · 4 rest days (PIT) / 4 (CLE)

Model

68%PIT32%CLE

Projected PIT 24.6 – CLE 18.2
margin −6.3 · total 42.8

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.

PITCLE
+1.3 12thPower rating32nd −6.5
−3.2 30thOffense rating26th −2.7
+4.6 2ndDefense rating30th −3.8
−0.252 30thOffense EPA/play26th −0.206
−0.358 2ndDefense EPA/play allowed30th +0.310
33.9% 32ndOffense success rate17th 43.1%
36.7% 5thDefense success rate allowed32nd 59.3%
−0.251 27thPass EPA/dropback28th −0.257
−0.638 1stPass EPA/dropback allowed32nd +0.731
−0.252 27thRush EPA/carry21st −0.119
−0.113 13thRush EPA/carry allowed20th −0.053
6.2% 22ndExplosive play rate18th 7.8%
10.0% 20thExplosive rate allowed32nd 16.7%
25.0% 23rd3rd-down conversion32nd 12.5%
16.7% 2nd3rd-down conversion allowed25th 55.6%
50.0% 20thRed-zone TD rate30th 0.0%
Red-zone TD rate allowed23rd 100.0%
14.0% 13thPressure rate allowed31st 30.0%
19.2% 10thPressure rate22nd 12.5%
7.1% 10thTurnover rate30th 22.2%
15.4% 13thTakeaway rate25th 0.0%
20.0 22ndPoints per game28th 10.0
13.0 6thPoints allowed per game27th 34.0
+11.2% Pass rate over expected −9.7%
25.7 6thNeutral pace (sec/play)32nd 38.8
−0.252 Off epa last3 −0.206
−0.358 Def epa last3 +0.310
+0.8 19thSpecial teams EPA2nd +6.1

PIT offense vs CLE defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
PITCLE D

CLE offense vs PIT defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CLEPIT D