NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 16 · Sunday, Dec 27 · 1:00 pm ET · Acrisure Stadium

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

Model

34%CAR66%PIT

Projected CAR 21.0 – PIT 26.7
margin +5.7 · total 47.7

Market

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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.

CARPIT
−2.9 25thPower rating12th +1.3
+1.6 9thOffense rating30th −3.2
−4.5 31stDefense rating2nd +4.6
+0.130 9thOffense EPA/play30th −0.252
+0.361 31stDefense EPA/play allowed2nd −0.358
47.1% 11thOffense success rate32nd 33.9%
53.3% 29thDefense success rate allowed5th 36.7%
+0.242 9thPass EPA/dropback27th −0.251
+0.551 29thPass EPA/dropback allowed1st −0.638
−0.106 19thRush EPA/carry27th −0.252
+0.143 31stRush EPA/carry allowed13th −0.113
11.8% 6thExplosive play rate22nd 6.2%
12.0% 28thExplosive rate allowed20th 10.0%
44.4% 12th3rd-down conversion23rd 25.0%
71.4% 30th3rd-down conversion allowed2nd 16.7%
100.0% 1stRed-zone TD rate20th 50.0%
100.0% 23rdRed-zone TD rate allowed
11.6% 10thPressure rate allowed13th 14.0%
7.9% 28thPressure rate10th 19.2%
15.4% 19thTurnover rate10th 7.1%
7.1% 22ndTakeaway rate13th 15.4%
37.0 4thPoints per game22nd 20.0
59.0 32ndPoints allowed per game6th 13.0
+3.1% Pass rate over expected +11.2%
24.7 4thNeutral pace (sec/play)6th 25.7
+0.130 Off epa last3 −0.252
+0.361 Def epa last3 −0.358
−0.5 24thSpecial teams EPA19th +0.8

CAR offense vs PIT defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CARPIT D

PIT offense vs CAR defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
PITCAR D