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Raiders suffer through mistake-filled setback at home

By W. G. Ramirez The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Raiders coach Antonio Pierce didn’t hesitate when asked if his team is any good right now. “Our record is what it shows. We’re 2-4 — it’s not good enough,” Pierce said after Sunday’s 32-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. “We’re not coaching well enough, we’re not playing well enough and we’re not detailed well enough. “More importantly, we’re gonna keep going back to it, when you turn the ball over, you don’t give yourself a chance.” Las Vegas had a chance to even its record and possibly get a ...

Steelers, Raiders face pivotal moment in week 6

By Mark Anderson The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Raiders host the Steelers on Sunday at a pivotal moment for both clubs. Las Vegas has a 2-3 record, a new starting quarterback in Aidan O’Connell, a star wide receiver in Davante Adams who may get traded, a slew of injuries and a challenging stretch of games. Following Pittsburgh, the Raiders face the Rams, Chiefs and Bengals with two of those games on the road. “They’re all big, but this is definitely ... big time,” Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers said. “We just want to get all the bad taste out. We want to ...

Steelers at Raiders

Records: Pittsburgh (3-2); Las Vegas (2-3) Kickoff: Sunday, 4:05 p.m., CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Steelers by 3 Series record: Raiders lead 14-12 Against the spread: Steelers 3-2; Raiders 2-3 Last meeting: Steelers beat the Raiders 23-18 on Sept. 24, 2023, in Las Vegas Last week: Steelers lost to the Cowboys 20-17; Raiders lost to the Broncos 34-18 Steelers offense: overall (23), rush (13), pass (27), scoring (26) Steelers defense: overall (8), rush (5), pass (17), scoring (2T) Raiders offense: overall (24), rush (30), pass (15T), scoring (22T) Raiders defense: overall ...

Pickens was unaware of NFL rules with eye black

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens said he was unaware of the NFL rule prohibiting players from writing messages on their eye black during games. Pickens wrote a message that included an expletive during Pittsburgh’s ...

Wilson says he’s ready to get back to work

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson believes he’s ready to get back to work. What exactly that work might look like, not even he knows. Though the nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback took some reps with the Pittsburgh Steelers starting offense this week for the first time since aggravating a calf injury in early September, it appears Justin Fields will get the nod once again when the Steelers (3-2) visit Las Vegas (2-3) on Sunday. Asked what his expectations are, Wilson laughed and said “that’s a big question.” “For me, I’m preparing my mind ...

Raiders starting O’Connell at QB against Steelers

The Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — When Antonio Pierce became the Raiders’ interim coach midway through last season, his first major act was naming then-rookie Aidan O’Connell the starting quarterback. Pierce, now the full-time Las Vegas coach, is turning again to O’Connell as the Raiders reach a critical part of their season and is benching Gardner Minshew with the Pittsburgh Steelers visiting on Sunday. O’Connell went 5-4 after he became the starter last season. Pierce said Wednesday he has seen the QB grow in confidence. “He has a certain presence about ...