Wk 17 · 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans — Sun, Jan 3
Sun, Jan 3 ·
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
· CBS
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 79 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
AFC North · 3-2
at
1:00pET
PIT -1.5 · total 42.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential PIT by 6.4
AFC South · 0-5
What is at stake
An AFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 AFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Steelers form
W 34-22vs INDL 24-27at CLEW 30-27vs CINL 3-20at NEW 20-13vs ATL
2026 season
Titans form
L 3-26vs HOUL 18-24at BALL 7-12at NYGL 20-24vs PHIL 10-23vs NYJ
2026 season
Steelers this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Titans this season
Straight up0-5 · 0% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 7
| Opponent | Steelers | Titans |
|---|---|---|
| Bengals AFC | vs W 30-27 preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Browns AFC | at L 24-27 preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Colts AFC | vs W 34-22 preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Eagles NFC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs L 20-24 preview |
| Texans AFC | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs L 3-26 preview |
| Jaguars AFC | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Ravens AFC | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview | at L 18-24 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Steelers leads 8–3 · Steelers has won the last 5
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.0 points toward Steelers
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-11-02 | Titans 16 — 20 Steelers | at PIT | Steelers |
| 2021 | 2021-12-19 | Titans 13 — 19 Steelers | at PIT | Steelers |
| 2020 | 2020-10-25 | Steelers 27 — 24 Titans | at TEN | Steelers |
| 2017 | 2017-11-16 | Titans 17 — 40 Steelers | at PIT | Steelers |
| 2014 | 2014-11-17 | Steelers 27 — 24 Titans | at TEN | Steelers |
| 2013 | 2013-09-08 | Titans 16 — 9 Steelers | at PIT | Titans |
| 2012 | 2012-10-11 | Steelers 23 — 26 Titans | at TEN | Titans |
| 2011 | 2011-10-09 | Titans 17 — 38 Steelers | at PIT | Steelers |
| 2010 | 2010-09-19 | Steelers 19 — 11 Titans | at TEN | Steelers |
| 2009 | 2009-09-10 | Titans 10 — 13 Steelers | at PIT | Steelers |
| 2008 | 2008-12-21 | Steelers 14 — 31 Titans | at TEN | Titans |
Steelers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Aaron Rodgers QB #8 | 88/153, 999 YDS, 7 TD, 4 INT |
| Cameron Johnston P #19 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jaylen Warren RB #30 | 55 CAR, 309 YDS |
| Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 15 CAR, 37 YDS | |
| Travis Homer RB #21 | 5 CAR, 15 YDS | |
| Receiving | DK Metcalf WR #4 | 16 REC, 213 YDS, 1 TD |
| Roman Wilson WR #14 | 14 REC, 188 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jaylen Warren RB #30 | 13 REC, 143 YDS | |
| Pat Freiermuth TE #88 | 14 REC, 125 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Payton Wilson LB #41 | 36 |
| Patrick Queen LB #6 | 28 | |
| Jaquan Brisker S #3 | 27 | |
| Sacks | T.J. Watt LB #90 | 4.5 |
| Alex Highsmith LB #56 | 3 | |
| Derrick Harmon DT #99 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | T.J. Watt LB #90 | 1 |
| Patrick Queen LB #6 | 1 | |
| Jaquan Brisker S #3 | 1 |
Titans leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Cam Ward QB #1 | 75/119, 726 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Tony Pollard RB #20 | 54 CAR, 221 YDS, 1 TD |
| Tyjae Spears RB #2 | 15 CAR, 65 YDS | |
| Cam Ward QB #1 | 13 CAR, 57 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Carnell Tate WR #14 | 22 REC, 268 YDS |
| Wan'Dale Robinson WR #4 | 16 REC, 123 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Elic Ayomanor WR #5 | 5 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Gunnar Helm TE #84 | 9 REC, 60 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Anthony Hill Jr. LB #53 | 42 |
| Kevin Winston Jr. S #23 | 29 | |
| Amani Hooker S #37 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Jeffery Simmons DT #98 | 2 |
| Jacob Martin DE #57 | 1.5 | |
| John Franklin-Myers DE #91 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Amani Hooker S #37 | 1 |
| Marcus Harris CB #26 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.