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Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Real survivor-pool comparison built on the same validated tables the team pages use — de-vigged market win probability and equity, spreads and totals, ELO ranks, defense vs position, charted scheme tendencies, recent form and current injuries. Green marks the better league rank.

Week 9 verdict

Only Bengals is priced this week

Steelers are on bye for this week, so Bengals is the only side of this comparison with a real survivor number.

CIN team page →PIT team page →

This week

2026 week 9 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

@ ATLOpponentbye / not scheduled

60.6%Win prob—

0.459Equity score—

−3.0Spread11/0 books—

52.5Game total—

▲ 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshotsingle snapshot

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 3CIN @ PIT27-30 · PIT

Week 10PIT @ CINnot played yet

All-time series: 57 meetings · CIN 16 — PIT 41. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2026 · week 9

1514.0ELO rating1548.0

#15ELO rank#8

5-2Record6-2

AFC NorthDivisionAFC North

#2Division rank#1

W +7 · W +22 · W +7 · L 5 · L 3Last 5newest firstW +21 · W +6 · W +7 · W +12 · L 3

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2026 through week 8 · lower rank = tougher

17.8 · #15vs QB12.1 · #4

19.4 · #7vs RB20.2 · #11

32.8 · #16vs WR28.9 · #10

16.5 · #22vs TE12.7 · #11

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market

3.5 (2026)Sacks / game2.57 (2026)

10.67Pressures / game7.14

16-10Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows15-19

Both of these are context, not edge. Our own tests found DL strength (finding #10) and primetime risk (finding #11) statistically flat once the market price is accounted for.

Scheme tendencies — offense

ftn charting · 2025 season · rank 1 = highest rate

42.1% · #20Pre-snap motion43.4% · #16

8.5% · #30Play action9.2% · #27

7.3% · #6RPO7.0% · #10

3.3% · #19Screen pass6.6% · #1

2.5% · #31No huddle9.7% · #7

67.0% · #3Shotgun54.2% · #17

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

36.6% · #11Man coverage36.9% · #10

17.6% · #32Blitz (5+ rushers)31.4% · #8

29.4% · #22Pressure29.5% · #20

CIN scheme profile →PIT scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 9 · nflverse + highlightly

Cincinnati Bengals

Amarius MimsOffensive TackleQuestionable
B.J. HillDefensive TackleQuestionable
Cam GrandyTight EndQuestionable
Cam SampleDefensive EndOut
Cam Taylor-BrittCornerbackQuestionable
Cedric JohnsonDEDid Not Participate In Practice
Charlie JonesWide ReceiverOut
Cordell VolsonGuardOut
Dalton RisnerGuardQuestionable
DJ Turner IICBDid Not Participate In Practice
Drew SampleTight EndQuestionable
Dylan FairchildGuardOut

Pittsburgh Steelers

Alex HighsmithLBFull Participation in Practice
Ben SkowronekWRQuestionable
Brandin EcholsCBOut
Cameron HeywardDTFull Participation in Practice
Darnell WashingtonTEFull Participation in Practice
DeShon ElliottSafetyInjured Reserve
Doneiko SlaughterCBOut
Gennings DunkerGuardInjured Reserve
Jalen RamseyCBFull Participation in Practice
Jamel DeanCornerbackOut
Michael Pittman Jr.Wide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Rico DowdleRunning BackQuestionable

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