DK Metcalf

Seahawks vs. Bears post-game reaction: What we learned from a damaging Monday night defeat

Post-game recap of Seahawks vs. Bears

Browns vs. Steelers odds, picks, prediction, spread, line: Start time, NFL Week 8 betting preview, best bets

It's a clash of AFC North rivals Sunday in Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season as the Cleveland Browns enter the Steel City to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers . These teams met on the first day of October on Thursday Night Football, with the Browns securing a 27-24 victory, and they'll meet on the first day of November tied for first place in the division, with both 5-2. Make NFL predictions at Kalshi with the best Kalshi promo code CBSSPORTS55 and get a $55 bonus when you trade $25+: We'll go over everything bettors need to know for Sunday's game between the Browns and Steelers with odds from DraftKings Sportsbook and insights from the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times. The model is up more than $5,000 for $100 players on betting sites on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model entered Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season on a 58-51 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its picks at NFL betting sites could have seen strong returns. Deshaun Watson was a lightning rod for criticism in his first three injury-riddled seasons in Cleveland, but he appears to be turning things around a bit of late. Watson has completed nearly 65% of his passes this season and has thrown seven touchdowns to just three interceptions. He completed 72.7% of his throws against Pittsburgh in the first meeting and led a game-winning drive at the end of regulation. The Steelers will hope to replicate some of their recent defensive performances against the Browns. Pittsburgh has allowed 14 points per game over its last three contests. Aaron Rodgers was also facing criticism last season for his play, but he's managed to steer the Steelers' offense well over the last three games. Pittsburgh's running game is also working with Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle , while DK Metcalf continues to be an explosive weapon in the passing attack. Rodgers has been clinical with six touchdowns to just one interception over the last three games. Spend $5+ on Browns vs. Steelers in Week 8 with the latest DraftKings promo code and get a $200 bonus and 3 free months of NBA League Pass: The SportsLine model sees the Steelers winning on Sunday in 73% of simulations . Pittsburgh was close to forcing overtime in the first meeting between these teams despite being on the road in a short week. Those factors are no longer a concern, though the Steelers are facing some potential lingering fatigue after playing in France in Week 7. Even then, Pittsburgh's defense at home is likely to be too much for Watson and Co. Bet on Browns-Steelers and more NFL Week 8 games with the BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS for up to $1,500 in bonus bets:

Browns vs. Steelers odds, picks, prediction, spread: Start time, betting preview, best bets for NFL Week 8

AFC North rivals collide on Sunday in Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season as the Cleveland Browns make a trip to the Steel City to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers . These teams met on the first day of October on Thursday Night Football with the Browns securing a 27-24 win, and they'll meet on the first day of November tied for first place in the division. Make NFL predictions at Kalshi with the best Kalshi promo code CBSSPORTS55 and get $55 when you trade $25+: We'll go over everything bettors need to know for Sunday's game between the Browns and Steelers with odds from DraftKings Sportsbook and insights from the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times. The model is up more than $5,000 for $100 players on betting sites on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model entered Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season on a 58-51 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its picks at NFL betting sites could have seen strong returns. Deshaun Watson was a lightning rod for criticism in his first three injury-riddled seasons in Cleveland, but he appears to be turning things around a bit of late. Watson has completed nearly 65% of his passes this season and has thrown seven touchdowns to just three interceptions. He completed 72.7% of his throws against Pittsburgh in the first meeting and led a game-winning drive at the end of regulation. The Steelers will hope to replicate some of their recent defensive performances against the Browns. Pittsburgh has allowed 14 points per game over its last three contests. Aaron Rodgers was also facing criticism last season for his play, but he's managed to steer the Steelers' offense well over the last three games. Pittsburgh's running game is also working with Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle , while DK Metcalf continues to be an explosive weapon in the passing attack. Rodgers has been clinical with six touchdowns to just one interception over the last three games. Spend $5+ on Browns vs. Steelers in Week 8 with the latest DraftKings promo code and get a $200 bonus and 3 free months of NBA League Pass: The SportsLine model sees the Steelers winning on Sunday in 73% of simulations . Pittsburgh was close to forcing overtime in the first meeting between these teams despite being on the road in a short week. Those factors are no longer a concern, though the Steelers are facing some potential lingering fatigue after playing in France in Week 7. Even then, Pittsburgh's defense at home is likely to be too much for Watson and Co. Wager on Browns-Steelers and more NFL Week 8 games with the BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS for up to $1,500 in bonus bets:

Adam Thielen explains issues between Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf

Adam Thielen thinks he knows why Rodgers and Metcalf have struggled to connect

Steelers vs. Browns: Rivals battle in Week 8 with first place in AFC North on the line

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns, both 5-2, will face off in a crucial Week 8 matchup with first place in the AFC North at stake. The Browns won the previous meeting in Week 4, but the Steelers have since won three consecutive games. Key players highlighted include Steelers' Aaron Rodgers, Jaylen Warren, and DK Metcalf, and Browns' Deshaun Watson, Denzel Boston, and KC Concepcion

Trade: Jayden Daniels, Omarion Hampton, DK Metcalf, C.J. Stroud

Steelers WR Ben Skowronek returns to practice

Pittsburgh could get some wide receiver depth back ahead of a big AFC North matchup vs. the Browns

Saints benefit from questionable replay review on T.J. Watt strip sack of Tyler Shough

Maybe the words “clear and obvious” get lost in translation into French. That’s the only explanation for why the replay review process in Paris today overturned what appeared to be Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt strip-sacking Saints quarterback Tyler Shough. Watt hit Shough, knocked the ball loose and came up with it when they both fell to the ground, and the officials on the field immediately ruled it a fumble that Watt recovered. But an expedited replay review overturned it to a sack and Shough down by contact. That’s not the way it looked, and it certainly didn’t look so clear and obvious to justify the immediate overturn from the expedited review. Two plays later, the Saints kicked a field to tie the score 3-3. On the next drive, however, Pittsburgh re-took the lead, on a quick drive that saw Aaron Rodgers hit DK Metcalf downfield for a 51-yard pass, and then throw a four-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Washington. That touchdown pass was the 540th of Rodgers’ career, moving him ahead of Peyton Manning and into third in NFL history, behind only Tom Brady and Drew Brees. The Steelers lead 10-3

Jaylen Warren runs Steelers to early lead over Saints in Paris

Steelers' Jaylen Warren leads team to early 3-0 lead over Saints in Paris

Steelers activate S DeShon Elliott

Safety DeShon Elliott is back on the Steelers’ active roster. Elliott has not played this season due to hamstring and knee injuries that led the team to put him on injured reserve in August, but he’s set to make his debut against the Saints on Sunday after being activated from injured reserve. Elliott was limited to five games last season by those injuries. He had 38 tackles, a sack, an interception and a forced fumble. The Steelers also announced that they have elevated wide receivers Brandon Johnson and Brandon Smith from the practice squad. Ben Skowronek has been ruled out, which leaves DK Metcalf, Germie Bernard, and Kaden Wetjen as the healthy wideouts on the active roster in Pittsburgh

Revisiting Seahawks' trades for Leonard Williams, Ernest Jones IV: Duo powered Seattle's Super Bowl D

Mike Macdonald made no bones about building the Seahawks in his image. Yes, Pete Carroll had been in Seattle for more than a dozen years and built a powerhouse that won one Super Bowl and made another. But Macdonald wasn't going to just keep the status quo, nor was he going to try to build Ravens 2.0 out on the West Coast, even if he had experienced tremendous success as the Ravens defensive coordinator. The Seahawks' 2026 Super Bowl triumph, in Macdonald's second season, came from being bold. In Macdonald's first year, the Seahawks went 10-7 and just missed the playoffs — by all accounts, a good football team and a solid start to Macdonald's tenure. Macdonald didn't see it that way. He fired Ryan Grubb as offensive coordinator and brought in Klint Kubiak. Shortly before free agency began, the Seahawks released Tyler Lockett , and D.K. Metcalf requested a trade on the same day. Not only did the Seahawks trade Metcalf to the Steelers , but they also sent Geno Smith to the Raiders . It was going to be a new offense, one built more in line with how Macdonald envisioned that side of the ball. In came Sam Darnold , up stepped Jaxon Smith-Njigba , and on came the Super Bowl rings earlier this year. But the Seahawks' championship was more powered by a truly dominant defense — Macdonald's side of the ball — and to see how two key figures of that unit came to be, we have to go back to two trades: one made right before Macdonald arrived, another shortly after. Ahead of the Seahawks' "Sunday Night Football" matchup with the Chiefs , we look back on how Seattle came away with absolute steals in acquiring defensive lineman Leonard Williams and linebacker Ernest Jones . Oct. 30, 2023: With the Giants 2-6 in late October, they were looking to sell at the deadline. The 5-2 Seahawks were looking to buy, especially at pass rusher after Uchenna Nwosu's injury. Williams was in the final year of a three-year, $63 milion extension, and with the Giants having extended Dexter Lawrence the previous offseason, it looked unlikely they would also hand out a hefty deal to Williams, who was 30 at the time. The two teams consummated a deal, with the Giants taking on most of the remaining money on the agreement. After the season, even though Carroll had moved on and Macdonald had arrived, Williams remained a priority for Seattle. The Seahawks signed him to a three-year, $64.5 million deal as free agency began. Oct. 23, 2024: This was the second trade in two whirlwind months for Jones. After playing an integral role for the Super Bowl-champion Rams as a rookie in 2021, he ascended to a starter in his second season and made 15 starts in his third year. But Jones and Los Angeles couldn't come to an extension after his third season, so the Rams shipped him and a sixth-round pick to the Titans for a fifth-round pick just before the start of the 2024 season. But the Titans were a mess to start the season (and all season, frankly, finishing 3-14 and earning the No. 1 pick). At 1-5, they traded DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs and, later that day, sent Jones to the Seahawks. After losing Jordyn Brooks and Bobby Wagner in free agency, Seattle had tried to fortify its linebacking corps with Baker and Tyrel Dodson on one-year deals, but it simply wasn't working out. The Titans got a linebacker to help finish out the season, plus a pick to build for the future in return. Seattle, it turned out, had unearthed a star for the second trade deadline in as many years. Playing alongside 2024 first-round pick Byron Murphy , Williams was already making a big impact early in the 2024 season: 2.5 sacks, 12 quarterback hits through six weeks. But the Seahawks defense was pretty middling overall and downright bad in some spots, including 28th in yards per carry allowed. Macdonald was Baltimore's defensive coordinator when the Ravens acquired Roquan Smith from the Bears midseason. He knew a good linebacker could shape a defense, and while Jones wasn't Smith, Macdonald clear [... truncated ...]

Steelers WR DK Metcalf done with playing overseas

DK Metcalf is done playing overseas

Aaron Rodgers A Viable Fantasy Option Against Saints

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers ranks as the fantasy QB3 since Week 3 and gets another favorable matchup against the New Orleans Saints in Week 7. New Orleans is allowing the eighth-most passing yards per contest and the most points per game to opposing offenses. While Pittsburgh's receiving corps is thin, Rodgers' chemistry with DK Metcalf and Germie Bernard was on full display in Week 6. There's little reason to think they can't pick up where they left off in Sunday's game in Paris. With several of the league's top fantasy quarterbacks on bye this week, Rodgers profiles as one of the best streaming options on the slate and can be started with confidence in most formats

DK Metcalf has prime chance to spark Steelers offense in Paris vs. Saints

The Steelers got off to a slow start in Week 6 against Tampa Bay but played well early in their last international game against the Vikings in 2025

Aaron Rodgers throws for 253 yards Sunday

Rodgers leads Steelers to OT win, connecting with Metcalf and Bernard

Steelers pull out 26-19 win over Bucs in overtime

The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-19 in overtime, with Aaron Rodgers leading the Steelers to victory

Aaron Rodgers' TD throw has Steelers within 16-10 of Bucs

Aaron Rodgers threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Washington, putting the Steelers within 16-10 of the Bucs

Steelers say DK Metcalf will play, Pat Freiermuth is questionable with calf injury

Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf is no longer on the injury report for Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers, but tight end Pat Freiermuth now is. The Steelers announced today that Metcalf, who had previously been listed as questionable with an illness, is now healthy and ready to go on Sunday. Freiermuth, however, is now listed as questionable for a calf injury. It’s unclear how Freiermuth suffered the injury, but he wasn’t listed on yesterday’s report. The 3-2 Steelers are 2.5-point favorites at 1-4 Tampa Bay on Sunday

Roman Wilson Placed on Injured Reserve

Wilson IR for at least four weeks

DK Metcalf is questionable for Sunday after missing practice with an illness

Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf’s status for Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers is in some doubt. Metcalf did not practice on Friday due to an illness and the Steelers listed him as questionable to play on their final injury report of Week 6. Metcalf has 19 catches for 225 yards on the season. The change in status comes at a time when the Steelers are already thin at receiver. Roman Wilson (finger) and Ben Skowronek (calf) were ruled out earlier this week and Michael Pittman Jr. is on injured reserve. Metcalf’s illness means rookies Germie Bernard and Kaden Wetjen are the only healthy wideouts on the 53-man roster. The Steelers also listed defensive tackle Keeanu Benton (ankle), cornerback Jamel Dean (ankle), running back Rico Dowdle (toe), and cornerback Jalen Ramsey (wrist) as questionable. Benton and Dowdle were both full participants in Friday’s practice. Safety DeShon Elliott (knee) will not be activated from injured reserve for Sunday’s game