Steelers’ Chances to Defeat Raiders Abound, but Recent History Cannot Be Ignored

November 7, 2015   ·   Andrea Hangst   ·   Jump to comments

On Sunday, the 4-4 Pittsburgh Steelers play host to the 4-3 Oakland Raiders. The Raiders are a team that has given the Steelers much trouble in recent meetings. And this Raiders team is different from those past versions—better, on both offense and defense. So the Steelers would be wise to not overlook Oakland as they have in the past.
Since 2005, the Raiders and Steelers have met five times during the regular season, with the Steelers coming away with just one win: a 35-3 victory in 2010—the year the Steelers last reached the Super Bowl and a year in which the Raiders finished with a respectable 8-8 record.
The other four losses came against Raiders teams with two wins (2006), five wins (2009), four wins (2012) and four wins (2013). The Raiders have become the team to turn to when criticizing the Steelers for playing down to lesser opponents.
At least, in Sunday's meeting, the Raiders are no "lesser" foe. In fact, the two teams are well matched. While Raider...

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