Final Score Prediction
Steelers 30, Raiders 17
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 11 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 32 |
Jonathan Dwyer  |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 50 |
Isaac Redman |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 12 |
Mike Wallace |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 21 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 7-80, 1 TD |
| WR 53 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| TE 23 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 3 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
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| Oakland Raiders |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 26 |
Carson Palmer |
Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 2 |
Darren McFadden |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 |
| RB 37 |
Mike Goodson |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 64 |
Marcel Reece |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 42 |
Darrius Heyward-Bey |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 49 |
Denarius Moore |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 77 |
Rod Streater |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 14 |
Brandon Myers |
Rec: 3-40, 1 TD |
| K 26 |
Sebastian Janikowski |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 27 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Steelers In past 2 starts vs. Oak., QB Ben Roethlisberger has completed 36 of 53 passes (67.9 pct.) for 553 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 125.7 rating. Had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 125.1 passer rating last week. Steelers are 44-4 (.917) when Roethlisberger has 100+ passer rating... RB Rashard Mendenhall rushed for 103 yards vs. Raiders on 12/6/09... WR Mike Wallace had 3 catches for 116 yards (38.7 avg.), incl. 52-yard TD catch in last meeting vs. Oak. Has 6 TD rec. in past 6 in Sept. WR Antonio Brown (96) needs 4 catches to reach 100 career. Brown & WR Emmanuel Sanders are tied for 2nd in AFC with 5 rec. on 3rd-down... TE Heath Miller (3,933) needs 67 rec. yards to become 8th Steeler to record 4,000 career receiving yards. Miller aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD rec... LB LaMarr Woodley (49) needs 1 sack to become 6th Steeler to reach 50 career. LB James Harrison (58) needs 3 sacks to surpass KEITH WILLIS (59) & JOEY PORTER (60) for 2nd-most sacks in franchise history... DE Cameron Heyward posted 1st sack of season last week.
 Raiders In 5 starts at home with Raiders, QB Carson Palmer averages 342.8 passing yards per game (1,714 total) & has 93.6 rating. Palmer leads AFC & ranks 3rd in NFL with 670 passing yards in '12... RB Darren McFadden is tied for AFC-best with 15 catches (REGGIE WAYNE, 15) in '12. Raiders are 7-2 when McFadden has 100+ rush yards. McFadden (3,977; 2,681 rushing; 1,296 receiving) needs 23 scrimmage yards to reach 4,000 career. Leads AFC with 6 catches on 3rd-down. RB Mike Goodson had career-best 83 receiving yards & posted 1st career TD catch last week... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey is averaging 109.3 rec. yards per game in past 3 at home (328 total). For career, WR Denarius Moore averages 19 yards per catch (36 rec., 685 rec. yards)... TE Brandon Myers had career highs in catches (6) & receiving yards (86) last week... Since '11, DTs Tommy Kelly (7.5) & Richard Seymour (6) have combined for 13.5 sacks. Seymour has 3.5 career sacks vs. Pit... DE Matt Shaughnessy has 1.5 sacks in past 2... LB Philip Wheeler leads club with 14 tackles.
Results and Schedule
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
DEN |
A |
L 19-31 |
-12 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
NYJ |
H |
W 27-10 |
+17 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
OAK |
A |
L 31-34 |
-3 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
PHI |
H |
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| 6 |
2012-10-11 |
TEN |
A |
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| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
CIN |
A |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
WAS |
H |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
NYG |
A |
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| 10 |
2012-11-12 |
KC |
H |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
BAL |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
CLE |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
BAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
SD |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
DAL |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
CIN |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
CLE |
H |
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| Oakland Raiders |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-10 |
SD |
H |
L 14-22 |
-8 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
MIA |
A |
L 13-35 |
-22 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
PIT |
H |
W 34-31 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
DEN |
A |
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| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
ATL |
A |
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| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
JAC |
H |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
KC |
A |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
TB |
H |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
BAL |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
NO |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
CIN |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
CLE |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-06 |
DEN |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
KC |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
CAR |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
SD |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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PIT
Offense |
OAK
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
23.0 |
13.5 |
24.3 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
70.5 |
34.0 |
108.8 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
2.61 |
2.00 |
4.06 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
64.8% |
59.6% |
62.6% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
237.0 |
324.5 |
238.1 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.30 |
11.59 |
11.13 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.68 |
6.90 |
6.96 |
OAK |
| Interceptions |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
PIT |
| Sacks allowed |
4.0 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
OAK |
| 3rd down conversions |
55.9% |
22.2% |
38.8% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
0.0% |
59.1% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
35:51 |
27:23 |
30:05 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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PIT
Defense |
OAK
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
20.5 |
28.5 |
24.3 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
92.0 |
147.5 |
108.8 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.76 |
4.68 |
4.06 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
54.7% |
66.7% |
62.6% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
184.5 |
207.5 |
238.1 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.72 |
9.88 |
11.13 |
OAK |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.96 |
6.59 |
6.96 |
OAK |
| INT return |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
PIT |
| Sacks |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
PIT |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.9% |
46.7% |
38.8% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
100.0% |
59.1% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
24:10 |
32:38 |
30:05 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PIT |
OAK |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
11.5 |
12.2 |
11.5 |
OAK |
| Yards per kick return |
24.0 |
15.0 |
23.6 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
5.6 |
12.9 |
11.5 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
28.0 |
19.0 |
23.6 |
OAK |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PIT |
OAK |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
9.0 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
OAK |
| Penalty yards |
79.5 |
38.5 |
56.6 |
OAK |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
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 |
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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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