NFL · 2026

Pittsburgh SteelersAFC North - .000 pct vSun 27 Sep, 1:00 PM EDT Cincinnati BengalsAFC North - .000 pct

Match resultPittsburgh 74%Tie <1%Cincinnati 25%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 7% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 20 points in the Division race.

Pittsburgh Steelers
Playoffs57%
Division39%
Conferenceseason odds5%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds8%
Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs32%
Division17%
Byeseason odds2%
Pittsburgh winDivisionPittsburgh Steelers39%68%▲ +29Cincinnati Bengals17%5%▼ -12
TieDivisionPittsburgh Steelers39%52%▲ +13Cincinnati Bengals17%9%▼ -8
Cincinnati winDivisionPittsburgh Steelers39%48%▲ +9Cincinnati Bengals17%16%▼ -1

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AFC North · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify