Las Vegas Raiders: 3 key matchups vs. Steelers

One of the downsides to the Las Vegas Raiders opening the season on Monday Night Football is they don’t get much time to celebrate a big win. That’s especially true when Week Two features another extremely difficult matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

It will likely take another full-team effort for the Raiders to come away with another big ‘W’, but winning the matchups below will go a long way toward accomplishing that goal.

Alex Leatherwood vs. T.J. Watt

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I’ve already touched on Alex Leatherwood’s NFL debut in my Winners and Losers column earlier this week, so I’ll spare you the details and just summarize here: it was rough.