OAKLAND — For the third straight week, the Raiders trailed by one score in the fourth quarter against a team favored by double digits.
They trailed the Ravens by three, the Chiefs by three and the Steelers by four to start the fourth quarter on Sunday at the Oakland Coliseum. In Weeks 12 and 13 the Raiders couldn’t complete the comeback against an opponent far superior on paper.
Despite taking a three-point lead late in the fourth quarter, the Raiders allowed Ben Roethlisberger to march 75 yards in six plays and 2:25 to re-take the lead. JuJu Smith-Schuster’s second touchdown catch of the afternoon came with 2:55 remaining and the Steelers led, 21-17, the Raiders only carrying one timeout after a failed challenge earlier in the half.