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Pittsburgh Steelers vs Washington Commanders

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 Commanders at 0.291 — a real gap of 0.168.

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This week

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

vs ATLOpponent@ PHI

67.2%Win prob31.9%

0.459Equity score0.291

−5.0Spread11/11 books+5.5

41.5Game total44.5

▲ 0.005Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.005

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 7 meetings · PIT 6 — WAS 1. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1529.4ELO rating1464.1

#13ELO rank#24

10-7Record5-12

AFC NorthDivisionNFC East

#1Division rank#3

L 24 · W +2 · L 7 · W +5 · W +13Last 5newest firstW +7 · L 7 · L 11 · W +8 · L 31

Defense vs position

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

18.8 · #27vs QB19.5 · #30

19.5 · #8vs RB25.6 · #27

35.2 · #26vs WR34.9 · #25

16.6 · #29vs TE15.9 · #27

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

2.83 (2025)Sacks / game2.47 (2025)

9Pressures / game7.47

15-18Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows8-14

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 motion42.3% · #18

9.2% · #27Play action11.9% · #11

7.0% · #10RPO6.3% · #12

6.6% · #1Screen pass3.7% · #16

9.7% · #7No huddle50.2% · #1

54.2% · #17Shotgun71.8% · #1

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

36.9% · #10Man coverage32.0% · #15

31.4% · #8Blitz (5+ rushers)27.5% · #16

29.5% · #20Pressure31.3% · #14

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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

Washington Commanders

Ale KahoLinebackerOut
Ben SinnottTEFull Participation in Practice
Brandon ColemanOffensive TackleOut
Charles OmenihuDEFull Participation in Practice
Chase EdmondsRunning BackOut
Chris Rodriguez Jr.Running BackQuestionable
Colson YankoffTight EndOut
Darius RushCornerbackQuestionable
Daron PayneDTLimited Participation in Practice
Deebo SamuelWide ReceiverOut
Dorance ArmstrongDefensive EndQuestionable
Eddie GoldmanDefensive TackleOut

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