Oakland Raiders Vs Pittsburgh Steelers: Statistical Match-up

Oren Shiri – Sep 22, 2012

A historical match up drives into town, as the Oakland Raiders arrive back at O.co Coliseum after a dreadful loss last week to the Dolphins to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

These two powerful AFC franchises go back to the early days of the AFL/NFL merger and have built up one of the strongest rivalries outside of their division through the years.

On the Raiders there are lots of new faces that may actually be overwhelming to the now aging Steel Curtain. But the Steelers are no walk in the park by any means and will give everything they have against the 0-2 Silver and Black.

Be prepared for a dogfight. Here's a look at the statistical match up.

NFL Rankings

Raiders		Steelers
OFFENSE	APG
13.5 (31st)	PTS	23 (18th)
358.5 (15th)	Yards	307 (25th)
324.5 (4th)	Passing Yards	237.0 (19th)
34 (31st)	Rushing Yards	70.5 (30th)
DEFENSE
28.5 (25th)	PTS	20.5 (9th)
355 (15th)	Yards	276.5 (7th)
207.5 (8th)	Passing Yards	184.5 (5th)
147.5 (29th)	Rushing Yards	92.0 (11th)

RAIDERS TEAM LEADERS

Passing Carson Palmer	CMP 94	ATT 56	YDS 670	TD/INT 2/1
Rushing Darren McFadden	CAR 26	YDS 54	AVG 2.1	TD's 0
Receiving Brandon Myers	REC 11	YDS 151	AVG 13.7	TD's 0
Sacks Matt Shaughnessy	1.5
Tackles Phillip Wheeler	Total 11	Assist 3	Combo 14
Interceptions	0

RAIDERS TEAM STATISTICS

	Raiders	Opponents
Total First Downs	39	39
First Downs (Rushing-passing-by penalty	4-30-5	13-22-4
Third Down Conversions	6/27	4/30
Fourth Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Total Offensive Yards	717	710
Offense (Plays-Average Yards)	131-5.5	128-5.5
Total Rushing Yards	68	295
Passing	649	415
Sacks	2	3
Field Goals	4/4	5/5
Touchdowns	2	6
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg)	56-96-1-7.1	48-63-0-6.8
Time of Possession	27:22	32:37
Turnovers	-2
Penalties	11(-77)	12(-99)

STEELERS TEAM LEADERS

Passing Ben Rothesburger	CMP 46	ATT 71	YDS 520	TD/INT 4/1
Rushing Jonathan Dwyer	CAR 21	YDS 71	AVG 3.4	TD's 0
Receiving Antonio Brown	REC 11	YDS 153	AVG 13.9	TD's 0
Sacks Lamarr Woodley	1
Tackles Larry Foote	Total 13	Assist 3	Combo 16
Interceptions	0

STEELERS TEAM STATISTICS

	Steelers	Opponents
Total First Downs	40	36
First Downs (Rushing-passing-by penalty)	7-28-5	13-17-6
Third Down Conversions	19/34	9/21
Fourth Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Total Offensive Yards	615	553
Offense (Plays-Average Yards)	133-4.6	106-5.2
Total Rushing Yards	141	184
Total Passing Yards	474	369
Sacks	4	8
Field Goals	4/4	2/2
Touchdowns	5	5
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg)	46-71-1-7.3	29-53-0-7.4
Time of Possession	35:50	24:09
Turnovers	+1
Penalties	18(-159)	13(-112)