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Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks

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 1 verdict

Steelers is the better survivor pick this week

Steelers score 0.459 equity (67.2% win probability) against Seahawks at 0.362 — a real gap of 0.098.

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This week

2026 week 1 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

vs ATLOpponentvs NE

67.2%Win prob47.4%

0.459Equity score0.362

−5.0Spread11/4 books−0.0

41.5Game total29.5

▲ 0.005Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.163

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 10 meetings · PIT 5 — SEA 5. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1529.4ELO rating1630.6

#13ELO rank#1

10-7Record14-3

AFC NorthDivisionNFC West

#1Division rank#1

L 24 · W +2 · L 7 · W +5 · W +13Last 5newest firstW +16 · W +4 · W +35 · W +10 · W +17

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2025 through week 18 · lower rank = tougher

18.8 · #27vs QB14.0 · #7

19.5 · #8vs RB19.0 · #4

35.2 · #26vs WR26.3 · #4

16.6 · #29vs TE14.7 · #21

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

2.83 (2025)Sacks / game2.8 (2025)

9Pressures / game11.3

15-18Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows12-13

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

43.4% · #16Pre-snap motion45.8% · #13

9.2% · #27Play action10.7% · #20

7.0% · #10RPO1.9% · #28

6.6% · #1Screen pass2.6% · #29

9.7% · #7No huddle5.8% · #18

54.2% · #17Shotgun37.9% · #31

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

36.9% · #10Man coverage29.1% · #20

31.4% · #8Blitz (5+ rushers)20.7% · #30

29.5% · #20Pressure33.2% · #7

PIT scheme profile →SEA scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Pittsburgh Steelers

Aaron RodgersQuarterbackQuestionable
Alex HighsmithLinebackerOut
Andrus PeatGuardQuestionable
Brandin EcholsCornerbackQuestionable
Brandon JohnsonWide ReceiverQuestionable
Broderick JonesOffensive TackleQuestionable
Brodric Martin-RhodesDefensive TackleOut
Calvin Austin IIIWide ReceiverQuestionable
Cameron McCutcheonCornerbackInjured Reserve
Christian KuntzLong SnapperQuestionable
Chuck ClarkSafetyOut
Darius SlayCornerbackOut

Seattle Seahawks

AJ BarnerTEFull Participation in Practice
AJ FinleySafetyInjured Reserve
Amari KightOffensive TackleOut
Anthony BradfordGFull Participation in Practice
Brandon PiliDefensive TackleQuestionable
Cam AkersRunning BackOut
Charles CrossOffensive TackleQuestionable
Chazz SurrattLinebackerOut
Cody WhiteWide ReceiverQuestionable
Connor O'TooleLinebackerOut
Dareke YoungWide ReceiverOut
Derick HallLinebackerQuestionable

Relevant to this matchup

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