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Christopher Boan has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
After the Philadelphia Eagles captured the club’s second Super Bowl championship, it seems like the sky’s the limit for Pennsylvania’s eastern NFL franchise. But things look a bit rockier in the other end of the state, as Pittsburgh Steelers playoff chances might be iffy in the 2025-26 NFL season.
PennStakes.com used various AI tools (Grok, ChatGPT, Gemini) to get a collective prediction of how the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles will do each week this season, with some surprising results for each club.
Week | Opponent | AI Predicted Result |
Week 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Win, 27-24 |
Week 2 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | Loss, 30-20 |
Week 3 | Los Angeles Rams | Win,31-17 |
Week 4 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Win, 24-20 |
Week 5 | Denver Broncos | Win, 28-14 |
Week 6 | @ New York Giants | Win, 34-13 |
Week 7 | @ Minnesota Vikings | Loss, 23-17 |
Week 8 | New York Giants | Win, 30-16 |
Week 9 | BYE | - |
Week 10 | @ Green Bay Packers | Loss, 24-17 |
Week 11 | Detroit Lions | Win, 28-21 |
Week 12 | @ Dallas Cowboys | Loss, 27-24 |
Week 13 | Chicago Bears | Win, 31-20 |
Week 14 | @ Los Angeles Chargers | Win, 27-23 |
Week 15 | Las Vegas Raiders | Win, 30-17 |
Week 16 | @ Washington Commanders | Win, 28-14 |
Week 17 | @ Buffalo Bills | Loss, 28-20 |
Week 18 | Washington Commanders | Win, 34-20 |
Given Philly’s preseason win total over/under of 11.5 victories on FanDuel Sportsbook Pennsylvania, it’s likely of little surprise to learn that the various AI platforms used for this story expect the Eagles to fly to 12 wins in 2025.
What’s more surprising is the games that those automatons expect coach Nick Sirianni and company to drop. AI predicts that the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs will topple the Eagles, as Philly is projected to go
Losses to the Chiefs or Bills wouldn’t be much of a shocker, per se, with both games on the road and K.C. and Buffalo sporting the same preseason over/under as the Eagles (11.5 wins) for Pennsylvania sports betting. The same can’t be said of the other hypothetical defeats, as Minnesota’s over/under figure is 8.5, while Green Bay (9.5) and Dallas (7.5) aren’t exactly world-beaters themselves.
What we know right now is that oddsmakers at FanDuel foresee another divisional title in Philly’s future. The Eagles hold -135 odds of capturing the club’s fifth NFC East crown since 2017, well ahead of the next closest contender (the Washington Commanders, at +220).
As defending champs, the Birds are favored to repeat (or among the favorites) on futures odds boards with all major operators. At PennStakes.com, you can follow Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl 60 odds all season.
Week | Opponent | AI Predicted Result |
Week 1 | @ New York Jets | Loss, 23-17 |
Week 2 | Seattle Seahawks | Win, 24-20 |
Week 3 | @ New England Patriots | Win, 27-16 |
Week 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Win, 20-17 |
Week 5 | BYE | - |
Week 6 | Cleveland Browns | Win, 24-17 |
Week 7 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | Win, 24-16 |
Week 8 | Green Bay Packers | Loss, 28-21 |
Week 9 | Indianapolis Colts | Win, 23-17 |
Week 10 | @ Los Angeles Chargers | Loss, 27-20 |
Week 11 | Cincinnati Bengals | Win, 20-17 |
Week 12 | @ Chicago Bears | Win, 24-21 |
Week 13 | Buffalo Bills | Loss, 31-24 |
Week 14 | @ Baltimore Ravens | Loss, 28-20 |
Week 15 | Miami Dolphins | Win, 26-21 |
Week 16 | @ Detroit Lions | Loss, 34-24 |
Week 17 | @ Cleveland Browns | Loss, 27-21 |
Week 18 | Baltimore Ravens | Win, 24-20 |
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Across the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the Steel City, things aren’t quite as rosy, with the Steelers coming off of a 10-7 season in which they barely made the playoffs. Still, the bots project that coach Mike Tomlin and company will soar past the Steelers’ preseason win total over/under of 8.5 (per FanDuel), going 10-7 for a third straight season. Other sportsbooks offering the top Pennsylvania sportsbook promo codes have roughly even odds for Pittsburgh to be playoff bound in 2025-26.
While FanDuel gives the Steelers the third best odds of winning the AFC North (at +500), it seems AI is riding high on the addition of future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The projection is for Pittsburgh to start 5-1 before falling to the Packers in Week 8.
Speaking of Rodgers, check out our projections for Week 1 and beyond with Pittsburgh Steelers Starting QB Odds 2025.
During the season’s opening stretch, AI expects the Steelers to fall to both of Rodgers’ previous employers. The New York Jets are projected to upset Pittsburgh, 23-17, in Week 1, while the prediction models have the Packers handing Pittsburgh a 28-21 loss in Week 8.
From there, the consensus among virtual football computer projects is for Tomlin’s team to go 5-5. Victories over the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals (twice), Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens are offset by losses to Green Bay, the Los Angeles Chargers, Bills, Ravens, Detroit Lions and Browns.
For those who can’t wait for the regular season, see Pittsburgh Steelers Training Camp dates for 2025.
Overall, AI projects Pittsburgh to score 22.5 points per game this season, which would have ranked 15th in the NFL a season ago. Perhaps more surprising is that Pittsburgh is projected to allow 22.4 ppg, also in the middle of the pack by the 2024-25 season’s standard. The Steelers have ranked in the top 10 in fewest points allowed for three consecutive years and five of the past six.
All told, a 10-win season would likely be enough to get Pittsburgh into the postseason for the fifth time in six seasons. That potentially flies in the face of the team’s preseason odds at FanDuel, which gives the Steelers +142 odds of reaching the playoffs in 2025-26.
Going back to the state’s green team, Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp dates 2025 has the lowdown on when Phillys title defense preparations start in earnest.
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The Eagles are predicted to go 12-5 in 2025, with wins over the Giants and Commanders (twice each) and Cowboys, but losses to teams such as the Chiefs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are predicted to go 4-2 in AFC North play, with two wins over the Cincinnati Bengals and splits against the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens.
For the Eagles, key wins against the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders are vital for NFC East dominance. For the Steelers, wins over the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens are crucial for AFC North standings and playoff hopes.
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Christopher Boan has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
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