Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals

Before kickoff

PIT

72%

CIN

28%

Predicted winner

PIT

Confidence

69%

Snapshot

In-season walk-forward

Stored from information available before kickoff in a walk-forward historical simulation. Kickoff did not publish this pick publicly at the time. Not betting advice.

Final

16–10

Winner PIT. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

Model contributions (standardized feature × coefficient). Not causal explanations.

• Rushing defense−0.8 PIT
• Win percentage+0.8 CIN
• Scoring differential−0.6 PIT
• Scoring−0.4 PIT