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Rewind · week 7, 2026

Pittsburgh 16, New Orleans 10: how it played out

We had Pittsburgh at 63%. The market had Pittsburgh by 3. Pittsburgh won 16-10 at Stade de France.

26 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
16-10Pittsburgh win

We had Pittsburgh at 63%. The market had Pittsburgh by 3. Pittsburgh won 16-10 at Stade de France. We were right, and so was the market.

1-0TurnoversNew Orleans vs Pittsburgh
10/16Third downsPittsburgh; New Orleans 6/12
19/30Aaron Rodgers212 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
+0.12EPA per playPittsburgh; New Orleans +0.06

How it swung

0%25%50%75%100%Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1 10:54: PIT score (3-0)Q2 10:20: NO score (3-3)Q2 06:51: PIT score (9-3)Q2 06:45: PIT score (10-3)Q2 01:48: NO score (10-9)Q2 01:45: NO score (10-10)Q2 00:03: PIT score (13-10)Q3 00:18: PIT score (16-10)12345NO winning ↑PIT winning ↓
■ Saints ahead■ Steelers ahead① biggest swings● scoring plays
The Saints' chance of winning, play by play. Every swing play and drive on the game page.

1. In the 2nd quarter (8:34), Aaron Rodgers found DK Metcalf for 51 yards, a 21-point swing in win probability towards Pittsburgh.

4. In the 3rd quarter (12:53), Tyler Shough found Devaughn Vele for 24 yards, a 15-point swing in win probability towards New Orleans.

5. In the 3rd quarter (7:43), Payton Wilson intercepted Tyler Shough's short throw for Chris Olave, a 21-point swing in win probability towards Pittsburgh.

Who won the matchups

DK Metcalf against New Orleans: Metcalf won it. Metcalf won it deep: 51 of his 56 yards came on throws of 20+ yards.

T.J. Watt against New Orleans: Watt won it. 1 sack and 1 other QB hit, against his usual 1.4 sacks and hits a game.

Chris Olave against Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh won it. Olave held to 56 yards on 10 targets, against his usual 88.

What we got right

The model's call held up. One right pick isn't a trend; the full record is on the Record page.

Sources: nflverse play-by-play 2026; NFL injury report, week 7; our published pre-kickoff run 2026-10-25T09-12-48Z_automation. Every number here comes straight from our pipeline.