Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers

Before kickoff

MIN

58%

PIT

42%

Predicted winner

MIN

Confidence

48%

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

21–24

Winner PIT. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Scoring differential−0.1 MIN
• Passing efficiency+0.1 PIT
• Scoring−0.1 MIN
• Interception rate+0.1 PIT