AJ Hawk· Oct 1, 2026
Hawk said his instincts were on Pittsburgh from the start and he stuck with the Steelers to win in Cleveland on Thursday night.
“I am going to stick with the Steelers minus two and a half on the road.”
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- Game Outcome PicksPittsburgh SteelersOct 1, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Browns
“My instincts from the jump were the Pittsburgh Steelers. ... I am going to stick with the Steelers minus two and a half on the road.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-183 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- CLE
- score:
- 24-27
- skill:
- -183
- they picked:
- PIT
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- CLE
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 15
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- Ty SchmitGame Outcome Picks · Pittsburgh SteelersMiss · 0Schmidt picked the Steelers to beat the Browns, arguing teams missing multiple offensive line starters play badly against fronts like Pittsburgh's, and he also said he doesn't believe Jerry Jones will pay Joey Porter Jr. right away in Dallas.
- Chuck PaganoGame Outcome Picks · Pittsburgh SteelersMiss · 0Pagano picked the Steelers to win Thursday night in Cleveland, citing Pittsburgh's pass rush against a patched-together Browns offensive line and expecting a low-scoring rivalry game.
- Connor "Boston Connor" CampbellGame Outcome Picks · Pittsburgh SteelersMiss · 0After flirting with taking Cleveland because of the Browns' Thursday night home history, Connor landed on the Steelers to win the game.
- Anthony “Tone Digs” DiGuilioGame Outcome Picks · Pittsburgh SteelersMiss · 0Despite reciting the Browns' dominant Thursday night home history, Tone sided with the Steelers to win the game.
- Pat McAfeeGame Outcome Picks · Pittsburgh SteelersMiss · 0McAfee said he was taking Pittsburgh to win in Cleveland, noting the whole show ended up on the Steelers side.
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