# Week 8, 2026: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers Nov 1, 2026 · not played yet · 10 calls on record Who do pundits pick in Browns vs Steelers? Of 10 pundits with a call on record, 7 take the Steelers and 3 take the Browns. 8 named a score; the median has the Steelers by 2. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-8-browns-at-steelers Picks: - [Jeremy Pargo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jeremy-pargo) took the Steelers, Steelers 17–Browns 16; said Oct 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c480715-cdf3-4092-ac36-f7a4e338e2eb - [Brooke Cersosimo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brooke-cersosimo) took the Steelers, Steelers 20–Browns 17; said Oct 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7717b6ff-86ce-4cda-b192-202b3b80c3c7 - [Gennaro Filice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gennaro-filice) took the Browns, Browns 17–Steelers 16; said Oct 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6e4ccf4a-3c43-43c3-9669-50148f4e5452 - [Bobby Kownack](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bobby-kownack) took the Steelers, Steelers 21–Browns 18; said Oct 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ab70bbf8-6373-48ac-af86-ce8d9da4da35 - [Dan Parr](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/dan-parr) took the Steelers, Steelers 20–Browns 16; said Oct 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/816599d6-f95e-4821-addf-bfd5466835e9 - [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Browns, Browns 19–Steelers 16; said Oct 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/19f6163c-5e76-4dfc-9a1a-b0ac6da3e951 - [Richard Sherman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/richard-sherman) took the Steelers; said Oct 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/955fb34c-41a3-4e87-817d-b29d2c000272 - [Mitchell Eisenstein](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mitchell-eisenstein) took the Steelers; said Oct 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d69febf4-3a3a-44bf-8fdb-d4773447a904 - [Chris Long](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-long) took the Steelers, Steelers 19–Browns 14; said Oct 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41d446f1-9bf0-4509-b1ba-f3e8083ed9ee - [Green Light with Chris Long](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/green-light-with-chris-long) took the Browns, Browns 20–Steelers 16; said Oct 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b5a60151-8019-4e0d-855e-8eb55933b4a8 ## How they come in The Browns are 3-1 and have won 3 straight; the Steelers are 2-2. The Browns beat the Steelers 27-24 when they met in Week 4. On win totals, 10 pundits put the Browns at 5.4 wins on average, and 14 pundits put the Steelers at 8.9 wins on average. Venue: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Cleveland Browns: 3-1, won 3 straight (81 scored, 95 allowed) - Last games: W 27-24 vs Steelers; W 21-18 vs Panthers; W 23-19 at Buccaneers - Unit ranks this season: offense 16th, defense 15th of 32 - Last season: 5-12 - Win-total calls: 10 pundits, average 5.4, 3 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 1 of 4 Browns games - 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 21st, defense 12th of 32 - Last season: 10-7 - Win-total calls: 14 pundits, average 8.9, 6 to 11 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Steelers 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 - [Deshaun Watson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/deshaun-watson) (Starting QB, QB): 855 passing yards · 6 TD, 2 INT · 69.6% completions · 127 rushing yards · 4 games; 5th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 1 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 26, 2026: Deshaun Watson to move to Cleveland Browns (not settled yet) - No. 2 Lance Zierlein, May 22, 2026: Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Quinshon Judkins](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/quinshon-judkins) (RB1, RB): 177 rushing yards on 59 carries · 1 TD · 15 catches for 96 · 4 games; 18th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 4 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 30, 2026: Quinshon Judkins to fall short of his draft cost (a midrange or low-end RB2) (not settled yet) - No. 6 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Quinshon Judkins to fall short of his draft cost (a top 24 running back) (not settled yet) - [Denzel Boston](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/denzel-boston) (WR1, WR): 13 catches for 284 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 5th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Derek Brown, Sep 2, 2026: Denzel Boston to outplay his draft cost (ADP 62) (not settled yet) - No. 20 Nathan Jahnke, Aug 24, 2026: Denzel Boston to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Harold Fannin Jr.](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/harold-fannin-jr) (TE1, TE): 17 catches for 153 yards · 3 TD · 4 games; 40th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 4 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 30, 2026: Harold Fannin Jr. to outplay his draft cost (around the sixth-round/seventh-round turn) (not settled yet) - No. 6 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Harold Fannin Jr. to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Mason Graham](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mason-graham) (Sack leader, DT): 4 sacks · 7 solo tackles · 3 games; 3rd in the NFL in sacks - [Tyson Campbell](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyson-campbell) (Tackle leader, CB): 12 solo tackles · 3 games; 38th in the NFL in solo tackles - [Aaron Rodgers](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aaron-rodgers) (Starting QB, QB): 999 passing yards · 7 TD, 4 INT · 57.5% completions · 4 games; 1st in the NFL in passing yards - No. 1 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 28, 2026: Aaron Rodgers to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 8 Rich Hribar, Sep 16, 2026: Aaron Rodgers to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points (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; 4th 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. 8 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; 19th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 1 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 5, 2026: DK Metcalf to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 6 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; 57th 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; 2nd in the NFL in sacks - Payton Wilson (Tackle leader, LB): 1 sack · 16 solo tackles · 4 games; 3rd 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-8 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology