Tag: Steelers vs. Raiders

Steelers O-line can’t catch break after injury to standout rookie

Health has not been with the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line in 2024, and Zach Frazier is the unit’s latest casualty. 

Health has not been with the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line in 2024, and Zach Frazier is the unit’s latest casualty.

Pittsburgh has suffered several significant O-line injuries, including losing starting center Nate Herbig (shoulder), guard James Daniels (Achilles) and rookie tackle Troy Fautanu (knee).

According to Fox Sports’ insider Jordan Schultz, it’s a week-to-week ankle injury for the standout rookie. Given the look of the play in which the injury occurred, it’s actually good news.

The Steelers have been desperate for a franchise center since Maurkice Pouncey’s retirement, and the second-round Frazier has fit the bill. Six games into what could be a whopper of a career, Frazier is rightfully heralded as the line’s best player. His 82.2 grade from Pro Football Focus — a rookie center best — is highlighted by zero sacks allowed.

According to the 33rd Team, Frazier allowed no pressures on 26 pass attempts by Raiders quarterback Aiden O’Connell before exiting the game.

The timing of their bye week — two games after back-to-back prime-time matchups versus the state of New York — could come in handy. The Steelers have a brutal stretch of games that Frazier needs to be at his best after their Week 9 break.

Mike Tomlin could shed more light on Frazier’s injury during his weekly press conference on Tuesday.

https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1845942209201192961

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Steelers vs Raiders: How to watch, listen and stream

The Steelers take on the Raiders in Las Vegas this week.

The Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2) head out west to square off against the Las Vegas Raiders (2-3) this week with both teams hoping to get back on track after Week Five losses.

Last week, the Steelers failed to hold off the Dallas Cowboys late and lost in the game’s final plays. This week the Raiders are turning to Aidan O’Connell at quarterback in hopes of sparking the offense and the Steelers are sticking with Justin Fields at quarterback for his sixth start of the season.

Here’s how you can tune into the Week 6 matchup this afternoon:

Game Information

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Date: Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024

Time: 4:05 pm. ET

Location: Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)

Television

CBS

Announcers

Ian Eagles (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst)

Stream

FuboTV (try it for free)

Radio

WDVE-FM (102.5)

Satellite Radio

Steelers feed: XM 225

Betting Odds (via BetMGM)

  • Spread: Steelers (-3)
  • Money line: Steelers (-165), Raiders (+140)
  • Over/Under: 36.5

NFL Wire Site

Steelers Wire

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Steelers vs Raiders: Pittsburgh RB gets an injury upgrade

Pittsburgh gets some good news on offense.

According to Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer Ray Fittipaldo, running back Jaylen Warren is good to go for this week’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. After Friday’s practice, the Steelers gave Warren an injury designation of questionable for the game but on Saturday he gone an upgrade and heads into the game with no injury designation.

This is great news for a struggling Steelers run game. Pittsburgh will be without Cordarrelle Patterson this week but Warren back in the fold will take some pressure off of Najee Harris.

Through five games, the Steelers are No. 13 in the NFL in rushing yards. Harris leads the team with only 270 yards and quarterback Justin Fields is second on the team with 173 rushing yards.

The Raiders have the No. 22 ranked defense in the NFL in stopping the run. Warren with fresh legs could give Pittsburgh the explosion the run game lacks with Harris getting the bulk of the carries.

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Steelers place key defender on IR

The Steelers fear they’ve lost Demarvin Leal for the season.

Last week in their loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost two edge key edge rushers to injury. Nick Herbig and Demarvin Leal were both forced out of the game and now, Leal’s season looks to be over.

According to Steelers writer Ray Fittipaldo, the Steelers have placed Leal on IR with a neck injury, essentially ending his season.

Fittipaldo also noted that the Steelers elevated EDGE Ade Ogundeji to the 53-man roster for this week’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The team also promoted EDGE Eku Leota to the active roster and we expect both guys to get a helmet on Sunday.

https://twitter.com/rayfitt1/status/1845089040829128856

Second-year edge rusher Jeremiah Moon will get the start opposite T.J. Watt but we expect everyone to get a chance to get reps in hopes of finding someone who can help pressure the quarterback.

The Steelers take on the Raiders in Las Vegas on Sunday.

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Experts picking a bounceback win for Steelers over Raiders

Most NFL experts are picking the Steelers over the Raideres.

This week the 3-2 Pittsburgh Steelers face off against the 2-3 Las Vegas Raiders with both teams coming off of a tough loss. The Raiders have made a quarterback change, going with Aidan O’Connell while the Steelers are sticking with Justin Fields for another week.

NFL experts and pundits seem to feel that Fields gives the Steelers a better chance than the Raiders have with O’Connell. Both teams are missing key players including multiple pass rushers for the Steelers and Las Vegas’ top receiver.

We turn to our friends at NFL Pick Watch to give us the numbers for online experts. They aggregate picks from all over the internet and put the results all in one place.

As of Friday afternoon nearly all expert picks are in and the Steelers hold an edge of 88 percent to just 12 percent calling for the upset by the Raiders.

Both teams need this win to stay relevant in their respective divisions.

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3 things a Steelers loss vs the Raiders could mean for the season?

This week’s game could have huge implications on the rest of the season.

Week Six of the NFL regular season is upon us and this week’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders has huge season implications for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A win gets the team back on track, improves their record to 4-2 and likely solidifies the quarterback depth chart for the time being.

But what about a loss? If the Steelers lose a third straight game and fall to .500 it could have huge immediate implications that would extend through the rest of season.

Push a Devante Adams trade

Pittsburgh might feel the panic and throw a huge offer at the Raiders for wide receiver Davante Adams. If the Steelers lose, you can bet a big chunk of the blame would fall on the passing game.

Send Justin Fields to the bench

Fields is holding onto his starting job by a thread and if he struggles against the Raiders, he opens the door up for Wilson to take his starting spot and never give it back.

Make the Steelers pull the plug on adding talent

The Steelers might view a loss as too much to overcome and just pack up the tents and not try and add any talent. Pittsburgh may just opt to keep that extra salary cap for next season and try and ridge it out wth the current group, hoping to get some players healthy.

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Steelers vs Raiders injury updates: Game status report for both teams

The Steelers are missing several key players this weekend.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders square off on Sunday and both teams will be doing it without several of their best players. Here is the game-status report for each of the teams.

Steelers

S Damontae Kazee (OUT)

EDGE Nick Herbig (OUT)

EDGE Alex Highsmith (OUT)

DE Demarvin Leal (OUT)

RB/WR Cordarrelle Patterson (OUT)

TE MyCole Pruitt (OUT)

RB Jaylen Warren (Questionable)

Raiders

WR Davante Adams (OUT)

TE Michael Mayer (OUT)

LB Tommy Eichenberg (Questionable)

WR Jakobi Meyers (Questionable)

OT Tab Munford (Questionable)

G Jackson Powers-Johnson (Questionable)

RB Zamir White (Questionable)

S Trey Taylor (Questionable)

With Highsmith, Herbig and Leal out, the Steelers are terribly thin at edge rusher. Based on the depth chart, it will be second-year player Jeremiah Moon getting the start opposite T.J. Watt.

For the offense, a return of running back Jaylen Warren would be huge. With Cordarrelle Patterson out, Najee Harris can’t really be the guy to carry the rushing attack. If Warren on a snap count is better than Just Harris and the occasional Justin Fields run.

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Steelers make decision about starting quarterback vs Raiders

Mike Tomlin announced who would be the Steelers starting quarterback against the Raiders this week.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media on Friday ahead of the team’s game this weekend against the Las Vegas Raiders. The biggest question was about if Tomlin would stick with Justin Fields or turn to Russell Wilson to help snap the Steelers two-game losing streak.

Tomlin said that Wilson is healthy but needs time to “knock the rust off” so he will be active this week and be the No. 2 but Fields will get his sixth start. Fields got the Steelers off to a hot start winning the first three games of the season but was unable to overcome injuries and inconsistent defense to win either of the last two.

https://x.com/937theFan/status/1844786231084794357

Fields’ future could rest on his performance in Vegas. If he doesn’t play well, that rust is going to come off pretty quickly. If Fields steps up and gets the team back on the winning track, Wilson might stay rusty for a bit longer.

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Steelers injury updates: Russell Wilson with full workout, Jaylen Warren remains limited

Here is the Steelers Thursday practice report.

There wasn’t much change for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their Thursday practice ahead of the team taking on the Las Vegas Raiders. The biggest change was the limited return of edge rusher Alex Highsmith, who is working his way back from a groin injury.

The Steelers gave multiple veteran starters another day of rest which is great for them but for a struggling team, doesn’t seem prudent. Nevertheless, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, running back Najee Harris, and defensive tackle Cam Heyward all took the day off.

Here is the full Thursday practice report.

No. 3 QB Russell Wilson (Calf) – Full
No. 22 RB Najee Harris (NIR – Resting) – Full
No. 23 S Damontae Kazee (Ankle) – DNP
No. 30 RB Jaylen Warren (Knee) – Limited
No. 39 S Minkah Fitzpatrick (NIR – Resting) – Full
No. 51 LB Nick Herbig (Hamstring) – DNP
No. 56 LB Alex Highsmith (Groin) – Limited
No. 73 G Isaac Seumalo (NIR – Resting) – Full
No. 81 TE MyCole Pruitt (Knee) – Limited
No. 84 RB/KR Cordarrelle Patterson (Ankle) – DNP
No. 88 TE Pat Freiermuth (Calf) – Limited
No. 90 T.J. Watt (NIR – Resting) – Full
No. 97 DT Cameron Heyward (NIR – Resting) – DNP
No. 98 DE DeMarvin Leal (Neck) – DNP
No. 99 DT Larry Ogunjobi (NIR – Resting) – Limited

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