NFL Survivor Edge

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Cleveland Browns 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 Browns is priced this week

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

CLE team page →PIT team page →

This week

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

@ NOOpponentbye / not scheduled
40.1%Win prob—
0.289Equity score—
+3.0Spread11/0 books—
42.5Game total—
= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshotsingle snapshot

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 4PIT @ CLE24-27 · CLE
Week 8CLE @ PIT6-27 · PIT

All-time series: 58 meetings · CLE 14 — PIT 43 · 1 ties. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2026 · week 9

1475.0ELO rating1548.0
#18ELO rank#8
5-3Record6-2
AFC NorthDivisionAFC North
#3Division rank#1
L 21 · W +3 · W +3 · L 5 · W +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

13.4 · #7vs QB12.1 · #4
21.1 · #14vs RB20.2 · #11
29.3 · #11vs WR28.9 · #10
14.9 · #20vs TE12.7 · #11

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

2.86 (2026)Sacks / game2.57 (2026)
8.71Pressures / game7.14
7-9Primetime record2021–2026 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

39.3% · #27Pre-snap motion43.4% · #16
11.2% · #15Play action9.2% · #27
3.0% · #25RPO7.0% · #10
4.2% · #11Screen pass6.6% · #1
7.5% · #12No huddle9.7% · #7
55.8% · #14Shotgun54.2% · #17

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

41.3% · #5Man coverage36.9% · #10
28.1% · #15Blitz (5+ rushers)31.4% · #8
35.1% · #1Pressure29.5% · #20
CLE scheme profile →PIT scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 9 · nflverse + highlightly

Cleveland Browns

  • Austin BarberTDid Not Participate In Practice
  • Carsen RyanTight EndOut
  • Carson SchwesingerLBLimited Participation in Practice
  • Denzel BostonWRLimited Participation in Practice
  • Deshaun WatsonQBDid Not Participate In Practice
  • Dillon GabrielQuarterbackInjured Reserve
  • Dylan SampsonRunning BackInjured Reserve
  • Elgton JenkinsCLimited Participation in Practice
  • Jared VerseDELimited Participation in Practice
  • Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahLinebackerOut
  • Kalia DavisDefensive TackleInjured Reserve
  • Maliek CollinsDTDid Not Participate In Practice

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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