2026 Week 8 · Final
PIT 27, CLE 6
CLE at PIT: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
PIT rolled past CLE 27–6. Harold Fannin Jr. led everyone with 23 PPR points: 10 catches on 12 targets for 154 yards. Also worth a look: Jaylen Warren (PIT, 21.3), Dylan Sampson (CLE, 12.9), Darnell Washington (PIT, 12.4). The surprise was Harold Fannin Jr.: 23 points against our 8.6 projection. PIT's defense made its mark: 8 sacks, 2 takeaways against CLE.
CLE
Team comparison
PIT
| 6 | Points | 27 |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Plays | 59 |
| 326 | Passing yards | 172 |
| 34 | Rushing yards | 200 |
| 50 · 79% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 25 · 43% |
| 13 | Designed runs | 33 |
| 8 | Sacks taken | 1 |
| 220 | Air yards | 150 |
| 9 | Red-zone plays | 17 |
| 12 | Drives | 11 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
CLE
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 27/39 | 324 | 0 | 0 |
| Shedeur Sanders | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Fannin Jr. | 23.418.413.4 | 8.68.46.3 | TE | 12 | 10 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Sampson | 12.99.96.9 | 4.94.74.0 | RB | 8 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Deshaun Watson | 11.211.211.2 | 14.115.715.7 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Denzel Boston | 9.76.73.7 | 8.98.67.2 | WR | 11 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinshon Judkins | 6.95.94.9 | 12.311.910.7 | RB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 0 |
| KC Concepcion | 6.75.23.7 | 10.28.96.6 | WR | 4 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Whiteheart | 1.91.40.9 | 0.90.80.6 | TE | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tylan Wallace | 1.30.80.3 | 1.41.10.8 | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shedeur Sanders | 0.10.10.1 | 0.90.90.9 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 0.00.00.0 | 0.70.60.4 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 0.00.00.0 | 5.74.93.7 | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 0.00.00.0 | 1.61.41.1 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Corley | 0.00.00.0 | 1.31.00.8 | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Bond | 0.00.00.0 | 1.51.21.0 | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 13/25 | 172 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 21.320.820.3 | 15.914.012.6 | RB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 143 | 1 |
| Darnell Washington | 12.410.99.4 | 5.94.23.2 | TE | 5 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 11.611.611.6 | 8.47.66.4 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 1 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 11.610.69.6 | 7.96.14.7 | TE | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Germie Bernard | 8.05.53.0 | 10.58.26.0 | WR | 5 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 4.94.94.9 | 15.313.713.7 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Johnson | 1.91.40.9 | 1.21.00.7 | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf | 1.40.90.4 | 12.710.88.4 | WR | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tonyan | 0.00.00.0 | 0.40.30.2 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Rudolph | 0.00.00.0 | 0.70.70.7 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Smith | 0.00.00.0 | 2.52.01.5 | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Nichols III | 0.00.00.0 | 0.90.80.7 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Nowakowski | 0.00.00.0 | 0.60.50.4 | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car = official carries (QB scrambles included). Pts = scored points. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.