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Prediction: Raiders 24, Steelers 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

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  
 
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  

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   Bye      
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    
9 2013-11-03 NE A    
10 2013-11-10 BUF H    
11 2013-11-17 DET H    
12 2013-11-24 CLE A    
13 2013-11-28 BAL A    
14 2013-12-08 MIA H    
15 2013-12-15 CIN H    
16 2013-12-22 GB A    
17 2013-12-29 CLE H    
   

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   Bye      
8 2013-10-27 PIT H    
9 2013-11-03 PHI H    
10 2013-11-10 NYG A    
11 2013-11-17 HOU A    
12 2013-11-24 TEN H    
13 2013-11-28 DAL A    
14 2013-12-08 NYJ A    
15 2013-12-15 KC H    
16 2013-12-22 SD A    
17 2013-12-29 DEN H    

Injury Report

Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  WR Markus Wheaton (fingers)
Probable  WR Jerricho Cotchery (abdomen)
 DE Cameron Heyward (other-illness)
 OLB Jarvis Jones (concussion)
 DE Brett Keisel (ribs)
 ILB Lawrence Timmons (hand)
 OLB LaMarr Woodley (knee)
IR  WR Plaxico Burress (shoulder, 8/12/2013)
 ILB Larry Foote (biceps, 9/9/2013)
 TE Matt Spaeth (foot, 9/3/2013)
 RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (knee, 9/9/2013)
 DE Nick Williams (knee, 8/25/2013)
   

Oakland Raiders
Out  SS Tyvon Branch (ankle)
Questionable  WLB Kaluka Maiava (hamstring)
Probable  CB Tracy Porter (shoulder)
IR  TE David Ausberry (shoulder, 9/23/2013)
 RB Latavius Murray (ankle, 8/27/2013)
PUP  SLB Miles Burris (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

  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
  Defense Stats Comparison

  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

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   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
  Misc Stats Comparison

   PIT   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 7.0 6.4 PIT
Penalty yards 49.7 58.3 55.8 PIT

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.

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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

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.