Steelers vs Buccaneers Prediction & Tips: Week 6

Tampa Bay have conceded 17 sacks in five games. Our Steelers vs Buccaneers prediction sends T.J. Watt at them, live at 6pm BST.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-2 with a +2 point differential. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 1-4 and their 78.0 passer rating is among the five lowest in the league.

Week 6 · Editorial pick

Steelers vs Buccaneers: our editor’s props

Two calls from our editor, to read next to Signal’s live numbers.

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Our props

TotalUnder 42.5 pointsTampa Bay rate 78.0 through the air and have conceded 17 sacks. Pittsburgh convert 32.8% on third down, among the five worst rates in the NFL.

★★★☆☆3/5 confidence

Player propJaylen Warren 70+ rushing yardsWarren has 410 rushing yards at 4.69 a carry. Tampa Bay concede 3.28, so this is a genuine test rather than a gift.

★★★☆☆3/5 confidence

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Steelers vs Buccaneers: 2026 form so far

A pass rush against a line that has not held. The columns put each side’s output next to what the other has conceded so far.

Steelers attack against the Buccaneers defence

Buccaneers attack against the Steelers defence

Figures are season to date, across 5 games.

Seventeen sacks conceded is second only to Cleveland, and Tampa Bay’s 78.0 passer rating is what happens under that much pressure.

Steelers vs Buccaneers quarterback matchup

Pittsburgh rate 88.0 through the air to Tampa Bay’s 78.0, and have thrown ten touchdown passes to the Buccaneers’ four.

Steelers vs Buccaneers injury report and team news

T.J. Watt has four sacks in a Pittsburgh front that has recorded 11.

Jaylen Warren has 410 rushing yards at 4.69 a carry, joint sixth in the NFL.

Tampa Bay’s quarterback situation will be settled by Friday’s designations.

Seventeen sacks and counting

Only Cleveland have conceded more sacks than Tampa Bay, and the knock-on is everywhere: four touchdown passes, a 78.0 rating, 100 points.

Pittsburgh are built to make that worse, with eleven sacks as a team and Watt on four.

The Buccaneers do run it well, 665 yards at 4.89 a carry, and that is the one path to keeping this close at a reasonable hour for British viewers.

Players to watch

• Jaylen Warren (PIT, RB): 410 rushing yards at 4.69 a carry, joint sixth in the NFL.
• T.J. Watt (PIT, LB): Four sacks against a line that has conceded 17.
• Bucky Irving (TB, RB): 406 rushing yards at 4.89 a carry as a team.
• Chris Godwin Jr. (TB, WR): A senior target in an offence rating 78.0 through the air.

How to watch Steelers vs Buccaneers

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Steelers vs Buccaneers prediction and score projection

Our Steelers vs Buccaneers prediction is Pittsburgh by 23-17. Tampa Bay’s line has not held all season.

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