NFL · 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers3rd AFC North - .500 pct vSun 27 Dec, 1:00 PM EST Carolina Panthers1st NFC South - .500 pct
Match resultPittsburgh 61%Tie <1%Carolina 39%
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 10% 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 19 points in the Playoffs race.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Playoffs46%
Division19%
Conferenceseason odds5%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds4%
Carolina Panthers
Playoffs47%
Division38%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Pittsburgh winPlayoffsPittsburgh Steelers46%54%▲ +8Carolina Panthers47%45%▼ -2
TiePlayoffsPittsburgh Steelers46%48%▲ +2Carolina Panthers47%49%▲ +2
Carolina winPlayoffsPittsburgh Steelers46%36%▼ -10Carolina Panthers47%65%▲ +18
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
1ClevelandDivision34%3-1-0.750-2BaltimoreDivision32%3-1-0.750-3PittsburghDivision19%2-2-0.5001NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1CarolinaDivision38%2-2-0.500-2AtlantaDivision40%2-2-0.500-3New OrleansDivision15%1-3-0.2501The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7New EnglandPlayoffs64%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8DenverPlayoffs58%2-2-0.5009PittsburghPlayoffs46%2-2-0.500The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
6RamsPlayoffs49%2-2-0.5007CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.5009DetroitPlayoffs39%2-2-0.500