# Week 18, 2026: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens

Jan 10, 2027 · not played yet · 0 calls on record

No pundit we track has picked a side in Steelers vs Ravens yet.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18-steelers-at-ravens

## How they come in

The Steelers are 2-2; the Ravens are 3-1 and have won 2 straight. It is a division game. On win totals, 16 pundits put the Steelers at 8.9 wins on average, and 14 pundits put the Ravens at 11 wins on average.

Venue: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

- Pittsburgh Steelers: 2-2 (77 scored, 87 allowed)
  - Last games: L 24-27 at Browns; W 30-27 vs Bengals; L 3-20 at Patriots
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 24th, defense 11th of 32
  - Last season: 10-7
  - Win-total calls: 16 pundits, average 8.9, 6 to 11 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Steelers games
- Baltimore Ravens: 3-1, won 2 straight (116 scored, 96 allowed)
  - Last games: W 24-18 vs Titans; W 34-31 at Cowboys; L 17-24 vs Saints
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 1st, defense 22nd of 32
  - Last season: 8-9
  - Win-total calls: 14 pundits, average 11, 9 to 13 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Ravens 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): 999 passing yards · 7 TD, 4 INT · 57.5% completions · 4 games; 13th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 6 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 28, 2026: Aaron Rodgers to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Aug 17, 2026: Aaron Rodgers to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Jaylen Warren](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaylen-warren) (RB1, RB): 309 rushing yards on 55 carries · 0 TD · 13 catches for 143 · 4 games; 10th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 4, 2026: Jaylen Warren to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 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): 16 catches for 213 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 36th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 6 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 5, 2026: DK Metcalf to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 12, 2026: DK Metcalf to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Pat Freiermuth](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/pat-freiermuth) (TE1, TE): 14 catches for 125 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 94th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 24 Andrew Erickson, Sep 16, 2026: Pat Freiermuth to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [T.J. Watt](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/t-j-watt) (Sack leader, LB): 4.5 sacks · 10 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 3rd in the NFL in sacks
- Payton Wilson (Tackle leader, LB): 1 sack · 16 solo tackles · 4 games; 37th in the NFL in solo tackles
- [Lamar Jackson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/lamar-jackson) (Starting QB, QB): 967 passing yards · 6 TD, 1 INT · 70.8% completions · 144 rushing yards · 4 games; 14th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 4, 2026: Lamar Jackson to finish QB1 (1–12) at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Oct 9, 2026: I don't give Lamar any shot to play this week. I don't think he's playing at all. (Week 5) (not settled yet)
- [Derrick Henry](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/derrick-henry) (RB1, RB): 374 rushing yards on 89 carries · 7 TD · 7 catches for 44 · 4 games; 5th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 6 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 16, 2026: Derrick Henry to record 940 rushing yards (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Aug 3, 2026: Derrick Henry to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
- [Zay Flowers](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zay-flowers) (WR1, WR): 18 catches for 352 yards · 2 TD · 3 games; 9th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 25, 2026: Ravens WR Zay Flowers may or may not return from a hamstring injury this week. The guess here is that the Ravens play it safe with Flowers and hold him out another week. (Week 3) (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Zay Flowers is not going to play. He still hasn't practiced this week. ... I just don't see a world where he plays in this game. (Week 3, Ravens at Cowboys in Brazil) (not settled yet)
- [Mark Andrews](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mark-andrews) (TE1, TE): 18 catches for 149 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 76th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Jun 26, 2026: Mark Andrews to outplay his draft cost (ecs in between at one thirty) (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Mark Andrews to fall short of his draft cost (round 10) (not settled yet)
- Tavius Robinson (Sack leader, LB): 2 sacks · 5 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in sacks
- [Kyle Hamilton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyle-hamilton) (Tackle leader, S): 19 solo tackles · 4 games; 17th in the NFL in solo tackles
  - No. 11 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Kyle Hamilton to make All-Pro (not settled yet)
  - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Sep 28, 2026: Kyle Hamilton to stay with Baltimore Ravens (not settled yet)

---

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-18
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology
