# Steelers vs Titans prediction: what pundits picked

Week 17, 2026: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans

Jan 3, 2027 · not played yet · 1 call on record · updated Nov 4, 9:17 PM ET

Who do pundits pick in Steelers vs Titans? The one pundit with a call on record so far takes the Steelers. Every call is graded once the game is final.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-17-steelers-at-titans

Picks:

- Dominic Campbell took the Steelers; said Nov 4, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet

## How they come in

The Steelers are 6-2 and have won 4 straight; the Titans are 1-7 and have lost 2 straight. On win totals, 19 pundits put the Steelers at 9.1 wins on average, and 14 pundits put the Titans at 5.7 wins on average.

Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

- Pittsburgh Steelers: 6-2, won 4 straight (180 scored, 144 allowed)
  - Last games: W 27-6 vs Browns; W 16-10 at Saints; W 26-19 at Buccaneers
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 14th, defense 3rd of 32
  - Last season: 10-7
  - Win-total calls: 19 pundits, average 9.1, 6 to 12 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 6 of 8 Steelers games
- Tennessee Titans: 1-7, lost 2 straight (144 scored, 199 allowed)
  - Last games: L 36-43 at Bengals; L 24-27 vs Browns; W 26-20 at Colts
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 30th, defense 22nd of 32
  - Last season: 3-14
  - Win-total calls: 14 pundits, average 5.7, 2 to 9 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 6 of 8 Titans games

## Players to watch

Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard

- [Aaron Rodgers](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aaron-rodgers) (Starting QB, QB): 1,871 passing yards · 13 TD, 6 INT · 60.8% completions · 8 games; 16th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Oct 25, 2026: Aaron Rodgers — Fourth all-time in regular season wins by a starting quarterback: should pass Drew Brees for fourth all-time by season's end (not settled yet)
  - No. 15 Mike Florio, Sep 4, 2026: Aaron Rodgers to move — “will retire from football after the upcoming season” (not settled yet)
- [Jaylen Warren](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaylen-warren) (RB1, RB): 704 rushing yards on 119 carries · 3 TD · 25 catches for 294 · 8 games; 6th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 15, 2026: Jaylen Warren to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 24 Rich Hribar, Aug 4, 2026: Jaylen Warren to fall short of his draft cost (outside of the RB1 range in ADP) (not settled yet)
- [DK Metcalf](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dk-metcalf) (WR1, WR): 33 catches for 378 yards · 1 TD · 8 games; 43rd in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 5, 2026: DK Metcalf to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 12, 2026: DK Metcalf to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Darnell Washington](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/darnell-washington) (TE1, TE): 19 catches for 254 yards · 3 TD · 8 games; 99th in the NFL in receiving yards
- [T.J. Watt](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/t-j-watt) (Sack leader, LB): 7.5 sacks · 13 solo tackles · 1 interception · 7 games; 4th in the NFL in sacks
  - No. 18 Carter Bahns, Aug 7, 2026: T.J. Watt to make Pro Football Hall of Fame (not settled yet)
  - No. 43 Richard Sherman, Nov 4, 2026: T.J. Watt to win Defensive Player of the Year (not settled yet)
- Payton Wilson (Tackle leader, LB): 1 sack · 35 solo tackles · 1 interception · 8 games; 20th in the NFL in solo tackles
- [Cam Ward](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/cam-ward) (Starting QB, QB): 1,483 passing yards · 6 TD, 5 INT · 62.5% completions · 112 rushing yards · 8 games; 24th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 12 Derek Brown, Jul 20, 2026: Cam Ward to outplay his draft cost (thirteenth round) (not settled yet)
  - No. 18 Carter Bahns, Aug 27, 2026: Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Tony Pollard](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tony-pollard) (RB1, RB): 595 rushing yards on 133 carries · 6 TD · 14 catches for 70 · 8 games; 12th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 12, 2026: Tony Pollard to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 16 Mike Kadlick, Oct 20, 2026: Tony Pollard to move to New York Giants (not settled yet)
- [Carnell Tate](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carnell-tate) (WR1, WR): 34 catches for 413 yards · 1 TD · 7 games; 34th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 8, 2026: Carnell Tate to record 900 receiving yards (not settled yet)
  - No. 16 Mike Kadlick, Nov 12, 2026: Carnell Tate to win Offensive Rookie of the Year (not settled yet)
- [Gunnar Helm](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/gunnar-helm) (TE1, TE): 17 catches for 160 yards · 0 TD · 7 games; 145th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 5, 2026: Gunnar Helm to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Jacob Martin](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacob-martin) (Sack leader, DE): 6.5 sacks · 9 solo tackles · 8 games; 10th in the NFL in sacks
- [Anthony Hill](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/anthony-hill) (Tackle leader, LB): 36 solo tackles · 8 games; 14th in the NFL in solo tackles

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The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team.
The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-17
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology