Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
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FINAL · CLE 27–24·Thursday 2026-10-01·Huntington Bank Field·closed CLE +2.5 · O/U 38.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Mason Graham (LDT) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
PIT 4d · CLE 4d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
PIT form
3-2PF 111 · PA 109Home 3-0Away 0-2
QB Aaron Rodgers 166–95–1 as starter · playoffs 11–11 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2008
CLE form
3-2PF 93 · PA 112Home 2-0Away 1-2
QB Deshaun Watson 40–37 as starter · playoffs 1–2 · last 10: 3–7 · since 2017
| PIT | Season efficiency | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| -0.046 | Off EPA / play | -0.08 |
| 41.7 | Off success % | 39.1 |
| 9.3 | Off explosive % | 8.3 |
| 33.3 | 3rd-down conv % | 30.6 |
| 0 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.022 |
| 44.4 | Def success % allowed | 43.3 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
PIT staff
HCMike McCarthy0–1 vs MonkenOCBrian Angelichio0–1 vs RutenbergDCPatrick Graham0–1 vs Switzer
4th-down go 20.5% · PROE +0.8 · no-huddle 8.3%
CLE staff
HCTodd Monken1–0 vs McCarthyOCTravis Switzer1–0 vs GrahamDCMike Rutenberg1–0 vs Angelichio
4th-down go 19% · PROE +0.1 · no-huddle 3.1%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Mike McCarthy0–1Todd MonkenMonken leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | PIT @ CLE | 24–27 | 363–374 | Todd Monken |
PIT offense vs CLE defense
Brian Angelichio(OC)0–1Mike Rutenberg(DC)Rutenberg leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | PIT | CLE | 24–27 | 363 | -3 | L |
CLE offense vs PIT defense
Travis Switzer(OC)1–0Patrick Graham(DC)Switzer leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CLE | PIT | 27–24 | 374 | +3 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | PIT @ CLE | 24–27 | CLE | Mike McCarthy / Todd Monken |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded