Carolina Panthers @ Pittsburgh Steelers — Prediction & Odds, NFL Week 16 2026

Sunday, December 27, 2026 · 1:00 PM ET · Acrisure Stadium

Prediction: Steelers 23, Panthers 19 (market-implied). The market gives the Pittsburgh Steelers a 63% chance to win. · Updated

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Panthers19.0win 37%
Market-implied score
Steelers22.5win 63%
SpreadPIT -3.5
Total41.5
Moneyline+160 / -192
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Panthers vs Steelers prediction

The market makes Pittsburgh Steelers a 3.5-point favorite over Carolina Panthers, with the game total at 41.5.

Moneylines sit at +160 for Carolina Panthers and -192 for Pittsburgh Steelers, a devigged 63% win probability for Pittsburgh Steelers; splitting the spread and total leaves market-implied team totals of 19 for Carolina Panthers and 22.5 for Pittsburgh Steelers.

The total has moved from 41 to 41.5.

The Sport Stack's nflsim engine projects Carolina Panthers — Bryce Young (QB) at 225 passing yards and 11 rushing yards, Chuba Hubbard (RB) at 68 rushing yards and 22 receiving yards; Pittsburgh Steelers — Aaron Rodgers (QB) at 173 passing yards and 5 rushing yards, Jaylen Warren (RB) at 71 rushing yards and 18 receiving yards.

Kickoff is Sunday, December 27, 2026 · 1:00 PM ET, at Acrisure Stadium.

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Consensus market

Consensus market for Panthers at Steelers — lines as of Sun, 9/13 · 1:16 PM ET
MarketConsensus
SpreadPIT -3.5
Total41.5 (open 41)
Moneyline (CAR / PIT)+160 / -192
PIT implied win probability63%
Implied team totals (CAR — PIT)19.0 — 22.5

Devigged cross-book consensus from the latest snapshot we hold, dated above. See the power ratings for the model's implied line on any matchup.

Panthers and Steelers this season

Games before Week 16. Against the spread and over/under are graded against the consensus line.
TeamRecordAgainst the spreadOver/underPoints forPoints againstDays of rest
Carolina Panthers3-53-54-424.927.47
Pittsburgh Steelers6-26-24-422.518.07

Panthers' last 3 games: L 21-26 vs DEN · L 19-27 @ GB · L 13-43 vs TB.

Steelers' last 3 games: W 27-6 vs CLE · W 16-10 @ NO · W 26-19 @ TB.

Player projections

Carolina Panthers · 19.0 market-implied pts
Bryce Young (QB) — 225 pass yds · 11 rush yds
Chuba Hubbard (RB) — 68 rush yds · 22 rec yds
Tetairoa McMillan (WR) — 62 rec yds · 5.0 rec
Pittsburgh Steelers · 22.5 market-implied pts
Aaron Rodgers (QB) — 173 pass yds · 5 rush yds
Jaylen Warren (RB) — 71 rush yds · 18 rec yds
Rico Dowdle (RB) — 39 rush yds · 12 rec yds

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