Oakland finally broke into the winner’s circle at home vs. Arizona last week, and we are looking for the Raiders to give Pittsburgh a run for their money.
The Raiders are the most undisciplined team in football by a long shot, but they have actually played pretty good defense and they seem to have some skills when it comes to running the ball offensively. The Raiders have allowed a total of 22 points over the past two weeks, and the Silver and Black is actually allowing over 30 fewer yards per game (273.0) than the more highly regarded Pittsburgh defense (306.5). Oakland is also averaging 116.0 rushing yards per game on 4.4 yards per carry, led by their hard running LaMont Jordan. The offense may also receive a boost this week with the re-instatement of their wide receiver Jerry Porter.
The Steelers have exploded offensively in the last two weeks, but I do not expect history to repeat itslelf this week, especially with Ben Roethlisberger recovering from a minor concussion. Big B noted as questionable for now, if he does play he may be intimidated by 7 Raiders on te front line. If he cannot play and Charlie Batch takes his start, I’d actually give Oakland a decent chance to pull off the upset! Pittsburgh’s defensive collapse last week is a concern since the allowed 41 points to a below average passing game team like Atlanta.This is just unacceptable.
Take The Raiders with the points!!
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