Prediction: Raiders 24, Steelers 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 19 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 10 |
Le'Veon Bell |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 45 |
Felix Jones |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
WR 14 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
WR 44 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
WR 48 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
TE 9 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
K 12 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 15 |
Defense / ST |
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Oakland Raiders |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 8 |
Terrelle Pryor |
Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 40, 1 |
RB 18 |
Darren McFadden |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 49 |
Marcel Reece |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
RB 51 |
Rashad Jennings |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 20 |
Denarius Moore |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
WR 61 |
Rod Streater |
Rec: 2-40, 0 TD |
WR 69 |
Jacoby Ford |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 25 |
Mychal Rivera |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
K 22 |
Sebastian Janikowski |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 14 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Steelers Have won 9 of past 10 in Oct... For career vs. Raiders, QB Ben Roethlisberger has 10 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 106.3 rating. Passed for 384 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 123.2 rating in last game vs. Oak. Has 198 TD passes & needs 2 to join HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212) as only Steelers to reach 200 career. Aims for 4th straight game with 70+ comp. pct. Has 89-43 (.674) record as starter... Since '11, Steelers are 14-2 (.875) when club has 100+ rush yards... .Rookie RB LE'VEON BELL rushed for career-best 93 rush yards last week... WR Antonio Brown (47) needs 3 rec. to reach 50 for 3rd straight season. Avg. AFC-best 91.3 rec. yards per game in 2013. Had 7 rec. for 87 yards with TD in last game at Oak... Last week, TE Heath Miller (40) became 5th player in Steelers history to reach 40 career TD rec. Tied career-best with 2 TD rec. in last game at Oak... LB LaMarr Woodley aims for 5th straight with sack. Has (57) 5th-most sacks in club annals since '82. Has 4 sacks in 3 career games vs. Oak. LB Lawrence Timmons had career-high 17 tackles last week.
Raiders Have won past 2 at home vs. Steelers... QB Terrelle Pryor is 2-0 at home as starter & has completed 33 of 47 passes (70.2 pct.) for 347 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 105.5 rating. Pryor ranks 3rd among NFL QBs with 285 rush yards. Attended Jeannette HS in Pa... Club ranks 3rd in AFC with 129.2 rush yards per game in 2013... RB Darren McFadden rushed for 113 yards on 18 att. (6.3 avg.) with 1 TD in last meeting vs. Steelers... In past 4, WR Denarius Moore has 20 rec. for 356 yards (17.8 avg.) & 3 TD catches. Leads team with 158 yards after catch this season. Aims for 3rd straight game with TD catch. WR Rod Streater posted 1st TD reception of season in last home game... S Charles Woodson has13 career defensive TDs (11 INTs, 2 FRs), tied for most in NFL history. Ranks 2nd among active players with 56 INTs (ED REED, 61). Has INT, 2 FRs & 1 FF in past 2 games... In only career game vs. Pit. (w/ Den. on 9/9/12), CB Tracy Porter had 43-yard INT-return TD... Rookie LB Sio Moore registered 1st sack of career last game. LB Nick Roach has team-best 45 tackles in 2013.
Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
TEN |
H |
L 9-16 |
-7 |
2 |
2013-09-16 |
CIN |
A |
L 10-20 |
-10 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
CHI |
H |
L 23-40 |
-17 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
MIN |
A |
L 27-34 |
-7 |
5 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
NYJ |
A |
W 19-6 |
+13 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
BAL |
H |
W 19-16 |
+3 |
8 |
2013-10-27 |
OAK |
A |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
NE |
A |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
BUF |
H |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
DET |
H |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
CLE |
A |
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13 |
2013-11-28 |
BAL |
A |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIA |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
CIN |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
GB |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
CLE |
H |
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Oakland Raiders |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
IND |
A |
L 17-21 |
-4 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
JAC |
H |
W 19-9 |
+10 |
3 |
2013-09-23 |
DEN |
A |
L 21-37 |
-16 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
WAS |
H |
L 14-24 |
-10 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
SD |
H |
W 27-17 |
+10 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
KC |
A |
L 7-24 |
-17 |
7 |
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Bye |
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8 |
2013-10-27 |
PIT |
H |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
PHI |
H |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
NYG |
A |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
HOU |
A |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
TEN |
H |
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13 |
2013-11-28 |
DAL |
A |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
NYJ |
A |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
KC |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
SD |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
DEN |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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PIT Offense |
OAK Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
20.3 |
18.0 |
23.0 |
PIT |
Rushing yards |
76.7 |
111.0 |
109.1 |
OAK |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.67 |
4.61 |
4.09 |
OAK |
Completion % |
67.2% |
64.6% |
61.1% |
PIT |
Passing yards |
282.0 |
179.3 |
242.9 |
PIT |
Passing yards per completion |
11.14 |
10.16 |
11.03 |
PIT |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.49 |
6.56 |
6.74 |
PIT |
Interceptions |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
OAK |
Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
OAK |
Sacks allowed |
3.3 |
4.7 |
2.7 |
PIT |
3rd down conversions |
40.9% |
31.4% |
37.8% |
PIT |
4th down conversions |
0.0% |
50.0% |
43.4% |
OAK |
Time of possession |
31:42 |
30:57 |
48:41 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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PIT Defense |
OAK Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
23.3 |
21.7 |
23.0 |
OAK |
Rushing yards |
105.7 |
89.0 |
109.1 |
OAK |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.09 |
3.51 |
4.09 |
OAK |
Completion % |
61.9% |
67.2% |
61.1% |
PIT |
Passing yards |
212.3 |
267.7 |
242.9 |
PIT |
Passing yards per completion |
10.27 |
10.39 |
11.03 |
PIT |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.36 |
6.98 |
6.74 |
PIT |
INT return |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
- |
Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
OAK |
Sacks |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
OAK |
3rd down conversions |
38.2% |
37.3% |
37.8% |
OAK |
4th down conversions |
66.7% |
33.3% |
43.4% |
OAK |
Time of possession |
28:18 |
28:43 |
48:41 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PIT |
OAK |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
- |
Yards per kick return |
24.5 |
23.0 |
24.2 |
PIT |
Yards allowed per punt return |
7.6 |
7.4 |
9.0 |
OAK |
Yards allowed per kick return |
21.4 |
19.0 |
24.2 |
OAK |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PIT |
OAK |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
5.7 |
7.0 |
6.4 |
PIT |
Penalty yards |
49.7 |
58.3 |
55.8 |
PIT |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2013 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 2 to 7 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2000 |
14 |
2000-12-03 |
OAK |
PIT |
20-21 |
PIT |
2002 |
2 |
2002-09-15 |
OAK |
PIT |
30-17 |
OAK |
2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
OAK |
PIT |
7-27 |
PIT |
2004 |
1 |
2004-09-12 |
OAK |
PIT |
21-24 |
PIT |
2006 |
8 |
2006-10-29 |
PIT |
OAK |
13-20 |
OAK |
2009 |
13 |
2009-12-06 |
OAK |
PIT |
27-24 |
OAK |
2010 |
11 |
2010-11-21 |
OAK |
PIT |
3-35 |
PIT |
2012 |
3 |
2012-09-23 |
PIT |
OAK |
31-34 |
OAK |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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