NFL · 2026
Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South - .000 pct vSun 18 Oct, 1:00 PM EDT Pittsburgh SteelersAFC North - .000 pct
Match resultTampa Bay 41%Tie <1%Pittsburgh 59%
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 8% 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 18 points in the Playoffs race.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Playoffs34%
Division22%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Pittsburgh Steelers
Playoffs57%
Division39%
Conferenceseason odds5%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds8%
Tampa Bay winPlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%41%▲ +7Pittsburgh Steelers57%67%▲ +10
TiePlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%25%▼ -9Pittsburgh Steelers57%69%▲ +12
Pittsburgh winPlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%23%▼ -11Pittsburgh Steelers57%82%▲ +25
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0PittsburghDivision39%0-0-0.000-0-0-0BaltimoreDivision29%0-0-0.000-0-0-0CincinnatiDivision17%0-0-0.000-NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0AtlantaDivision34%0-0-0.000-0-0-0New OrleansDivision24%0-0-0.000-0-0-0Tampa BayDivision22%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
0-0-0DenverPlayoffs79%0-0-0.0000-0-0HoustonPlayoffs76%0-0-0.0000-0-0PittsburghPlayoffs57%0-0-0.000The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify