# Week 6, 2026: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oct 18, 2026 · not played yet · 5 calls on record Who do pundits pick in Steelers vs Buccaneers? Of 5 pundits with a call on record, 3 take the Buccaneers and 2 take the Steelers. 3 named a score; the median has the Buccaneers by 3. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-6-steelers-at-buccaneers Picks: - [Richard Sherman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/richard-sherman) took the Steelers; said Oct 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cba1ab87-c59a-4697-9170-a6425317535b - [Mitchell Eisenstein](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mitchell-eisenstein) took the Steelers; said Oct 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff01c53e-6d61-46b5-944c-d4230e0edac4 - [Tyler Sullivan](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan) took the Buccaneers, Buccaneers 24–Steelers 23; said Oct 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fd5d9e28-2a59-4c8e-b26c-7404e58b13a4 - [Pete Prisco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pete-prisco) took the Buccaneers, Buccaneers 26–Steelers 21; said Oct 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/55078747-a46c-46d7-829a-5ca19a3233f1 - [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Buccaneers, Buccaneers 20–Steelers 17; said Oct 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dd50ac69-1942-4821-9142-3e570ca82c47 ## How they come in The Steelers are 3-2; the Buccaneers are 1-4. On win totals, 16 pundits put the Steelers at 8.9 wins on average, and 10 pundits put the Buccaneers at 8.6 wins on average. Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, Florida - Pittsburgh Steelers: 3-2 (111 scored, 109 allowed) - Last games: W 34-22 vs Colts; L 24-27 at Browns; W 30-27 vs Bengals - Unit ranks this season: offense 17th, defense 12th of 32 - Last season: 10-7 - Win-total calls: 16 pundits, average 8.9, 6 to 11 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 5 Steelers games - Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1-4 (100 scored, 112 allowed) - Last games: W 24-16 at Cowboys; L 14-17 vs Packers; L 16-23 vs Vikings - Unit ranks this season: offense 24th, defense 16th of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 10 pundits, average 8.6, 2 to 12 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Buccaneers 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): 1,234 passing yards · 10 TD, 4 INT · 59.8% completions · 5 games; 11th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 7 Mike Florio, Sep 4, 2026: Aaron Rodgers to move — “will retire from football after the upcoming season” (not settled yet) - No. 8 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 28, 2026: Aaron Rodgers to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Jaylen Warren](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaylen-warren) (RB1, RB): 410 rushing yards on 70 carries · 2 TD · 19 catches for 230 · 5 games; 6th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 4 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 4, 2026: Jaylen Warren to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 14 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): 19 catches for 225 yards · 1 TD · 5 games; 50th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 5, 2026: DK Metcalf to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 10 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): 19 catches for 169 yards · 4 TD · 5 games; 82nd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 28 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; 6th in the NFL in sacks - No. 37 Carter Bahns, Aug 7, 2026: T.J. Watt to make Pro Football Hall of Fame (not settled yet) - Payton Wilson (Tackle leader, LB): 1 sack · 22 solo tackles · 5 games; 16th in the NFL in solo tackles - [Jalon Daniels](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jalon-daniels) (Starting QB, QB): 337 passing yards · 2 TD, 3 INT · 69.1% completions · 3 games; 37th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 10 Derek Brown, Oct 3, 2026: Jalon Daniels to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Bucky Irving](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bucky-irving) (RB1, RB): 406 rushing yards on 77 carries · 3 TD · 15 catches for 71 · 5 games; 8th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 4 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 6, 2026: Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 10 Derek Brown, Aug 11, 2026: Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (RB22, Overall RK57 | ECR vs. ADP: -13) (not settled yet) - [Emeka Egbuka](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/emeka-egbuka) (WR1, WR): 21 catches for 192 yards · 1 TD · 5 games; 68th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 4 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 25, 2026: Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 10 Derek Brown, Sep 2, 2026: Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Cade Otton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/cade-otton) (TE1, TE): 18 catches for 182 yards · 0 TD · 5 games; 73rd in the NFL in receiving yards - [David Walker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/david-walker) (Sack leader, LB): 2 sacks · 6 solo tackles · 5 games; 44th in the NFL in sacks - [Keionte Scott](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/keionte-scott) (Tackle leader, CB): 23 solo tackles · 5 games; 12th in the NFL in solo tackles --- 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-6 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology