Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet: Week 16 vs the Las Vegas Raiders

by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on December 23, 2022

Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game, including odds, records, things to watch for, and how to watch/listen to the game.

Series Notes

All-Time: Raiders lead, 17-13
- Last: Raiders Win, 26-17 (Sept. 19, 2021)
Home: Steelers lead, 8-6
- Last: Raiders Win, 26-17 (Sept. 19, 2021)
Away: Raiders lead, 11-5
- Last: Raiders Win, 24-21 (Dec. 9, 2018)
Playoffs: Series tied, 3-3
- Last: Raiders Win, 38-10 (Jan. 1, 1984)
Streaks: Raiders have won past 2

The Coaches

Steelers: Mike Tomlin
- At Franchise: 160-93-2 (16)
- Overall: 160-93-2 (16)
- Versus Opponent: 2-5
Raiders: Josh McDaniels
- At Franchise: 6-8 (1)
- Overall: 17-25 (3)
- Versus Opponent: 0-1

Gameday Information

Date: Sunday, December 24th
Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
Location: Acrisure Stadium
Pittsburgh, PA
Capacity 68,400 // Natural Grass
TV: NFL Network/NFL+ (and locally on KDKA-2 in Pittsburgh)
- Rich Eisen (play-by-play)
- Kurt Warner (analysis)
- Allison Williams (sideline)
- Steve Wyche (sideline)
Satellite Radio
- Steelers: Sirius 85, XM/SXM 225, Internet 826
- Raiders: Sirius 81, XM/SXM 226, Internet 816
- National Stream: Sirius 88, XM/SXM 88, Internet 88
Radio: Westwood One
- Mike Watts (play-by-play)
- Ross Tucker (analysis)
Radio: Steelers Radio Network (48 affiliates – see below)
- Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)
- Craig Wolfley (analysis)
- Missi Matthews (sideline)
- Max Starks (sideline)
Referee: Tra Blake

Game Capsule

	Steelers	Raiders
LAST WEEK:	W 24-16 at Carolina	W 30-24 vs. New England
COACH VS. OPP.	Mike Tomlin: 2-5	Josh McDaniels: 0-1
PTS. FOR	17.9	24.1
OFFENSE	317.9	358.1
PASSING	Kenny Pickett (R): 191-294-1,797-4-8-74.9	Derek Carr: 289-472-3,348-23-11-89.2
RUSHING	Najee Harris: 211-790-3.7-6	Josh Jacobs: 291-1,495-5.1-11
RECEIVING	Diontae Johnson: 77-745-9.7-0	Davante Adams: 86-1,275-14.8-12
PTS. AGAINST	22.1	24.1
DEFENSE	347.8	361.6
SACKS	Alex Highsmith: 11	Maxx Crosby: 11.5
INTs	Minkah Fitzpatrick: 4	Duron Harmon: 2
TAKE/GIVE	0 (17/17)	-3 (11/14)
PUNTING (NET)	Pressley Harvin: 44.1 (40.5)	AJ Cole: 49.5 (43.9)
KICKING	Chris Boswell: 53 (14/14 PAT; 13/18 FG)	Daniel Carlson: 116 (29/30 PAT; 29/32 FG)

Steelers Notes

QB KENNY PICKETT (rookie) needs 203 pass yards to join Ben Roethlisberger (2,621 in 2004) as only Pit. rookies ever with 2,000+ pass yards.
QB MITCH TRUBISKY completed 17 of 22 atts. (season-high 77.3 pct.) for 179 yards & 100.4 rating last week.
RB NAJEE HARRIS rushed for 86 yards & TD in Week 15. Aims for 4th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards & 3rd in row with rush TD. Has rush TD in 4 of past 5. Had 81 scrimmage yards (43 rec., 38 rush) & TD catch in last meeting. Has TD in 7 of 8 career primetime games. Needs 45 scrimmage yards to join Le’Veon Bell as only players in franchise history with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 2 seasons.
WR DIONTAE JOHNSON set season highs in catches (10) & rec. yards (98) last week. Has 5+ catches in 11 games this season, tied 4th-most in NFL. Aims for 5th in row with 5+ catches & 3rd in row with 80+ rec. yards. Had 9 catches for 105 yards in last meeting. Aims for his 10th in row in primetime with 5+ catches.
WR GEORGE PICKENS ranks 3rd among rookies with 643 rec. yards & 4th with 42 catches. Aims for 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards
LB T.J. WATT had season-high 1.5 sacks last week & aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had sack & FF in last meeting. Has 9 sacks in his past 5 in primetime.
LB ALEX HIGHSMITH had career-high 11th sack & NFL-leading 5th FF of the season in Week 15. Has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of past 5 at home.
DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 1.5 sacks last week & has sack in 2 of past 3. Had 7 tackles, TFL & PD in last meeting.
S MINKAH FITZPATRICK had PD last week. Has PD in 3 of 4 home games this season.

Raiders Notes

QB DEREK CARR passed for 231 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT last week, his 10th game this season with 2+ TD passes, tied 2nd-most in NFL. Has 2+ TD passes in 6 of past 7. Has 1,005 pass yards (335 per game) with 8 TDs vs. INT & 113.9 rating in 3 career starts vs. Pit. Needs 339 pass yards to surpass HOFer Dan Marino (35,386) for 3rd- most ever by QB in 1st 9 seasons.
RB JOSH JACOBS has 100+ scrimmage yards in 6 straight games, longest active steak in NFL. Has rush TD in 3 of past 4. Aims for his 4th in row in primetime with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Leads NFL with 1,858 scrimmage yards & 1,495 rush yards & can join HOFer Marcus Allen (1985) as only players in franchise history with 2,000+ scrimmage yards & 1,500 rush yards in single season.
WR DAVANTE ADAMS has 70+ rec. yards in 6 of past 7 & each of past 4 on road. Had 5 catches for 82 yards & TD in only career game at Pit. (11/26/17 w/ GB). Has 847 rec. yards (121 per game) & 9 rec. TDs in his past 7 in primetime. Ties for NFL lead with 12 rec. TDs this season & ranks 4th with 1,275 rec. yards.
TE DARREN WALLER had 2nd TD catch of season last week.
DE MAXX CROSBY aims for 4th in row on road with sack & 3rd in row on road with PD. Had TFL in last meeting. Has career-best 11.5 sacks in 2022, most by Raider since 2015 (Khalil Mack – 15). Leads NFL with 19 TFL this season.
DE CHANDLER JONES had 2 PD & GW 48-yard FR-TD as time expired last week, 2nd- career TD. Has sack in 2 of past 3 & FR in 3 of past 4. Aims for 3rd in row with FR. Had sack, FF & PD in his last game vs. Pit. (12/18/19 w/ Az.).
LB DENZEL PERRYMAN aims for 5th in row with 7+ tackles. Has TFL in 4 of past 5.