FLASH RECAP:
Sebastian Janikowski kicks a 43-yard field goal on the last play to lift Oakland to a come-from-behind win over visiting Pittsburgh before an announced crowd of 62,373 at O.co Coliseum on Sept. 23, 2012.
The Raiders (1-2) score the final 13 points in the dramatic fourth quarter as Dennis Allen wins his first regular-season game as Oakland head coach.
Trailing 31-21 entering the fourth quarter, the Raiders begin their comeback on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Carson Palmer to Denarius Moore with 12:13 remaining. A 32-yard field goal by Janikowski with 6:30 left deadlocks the score at 31-all.
After Oakland forces a Pittsburgh punt, the Raiders take over at their 25-yard line with 1:43 remaining. On the nine-play drive, Palmer is 4 for 6 passing for 49 yards to help advance the ball to the Steelers' 26 to set up Janikowski's game-winning field goal.
Early in the fourth quarter, Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey is knocked unconscious by a helmet-to-helmet hit by Steelers safety Ryan Mundy on an incomplete pass in the end zone.
Team trainers and medical staff attend to Heyward-Bey for more than 10 minutes. His head and neck are eventually immobilized to a body board before he is carted off the field and transported to a local hospital.
As he is being carted off the field, Heyward-Bey raises his right hand as to indicate that he is OK.
After the game, a Raiders official tells reporters that Heyward-Bey is in stable condition and he is being kept overnight at Mt. Eden Medical Center in nearby Castro Valley.
"He has a concussion," Allen tells reporters after Oakland's third victory over Pittsburgh the past four meetings. "He was able to talk a little bit. He was able to move his extremities so that was a good sign."
Ben Roethlisberger throws for four touchdowns and 384 yards for the Steelers (1-2). Pittsburgh self-destructs with two lost fumbles and 10 penalties.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Carson Palmer — Throws for three TDs and 209 yards on 24 of 34 passing with a 103.5 passer rating. Palmer engineers three scoring drives for 13 points in the fourth quarter to erase a 31-21 deficit.
RB Darren McFadden — Has 113 rushing yards on 18 attempts. McFadden's 64-yard scoring run in the first quarter is the second longest of his career (he had a 70-yard scoring run against the Jets in the 2011 season).
K Sebastian Janikowski — Is 2 for 2 on field-goal attempts in the fourth quarter, including the game winner from 43 yards.
QB Ben Roethlisberger — Throws for 384 yards and four TDs on 36 of 49 passing with a 123.2 passer rating.
KEY STATS:
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders S/CB Michael Huff
"We don't play like that. We don't try to injury people or anything like that. We understand this is people's livelihood. We take that serious.
Steelers S Ryan Mundy on his
"We knew we could win this game. We knew we were playing against a good opponent, but we knew we were the only ones that really believed we could win."
Raiders QB Carson Palmer
BY THE NUMBERS:
DID YOU KNOW?:
WR Mike Wallace — Has 123 receiving yards on 8 catches and a TD.
TE Heath Miller — Contributes 8 catches for 60 yards and two TDs.
Oft-criticzed quarterback Carson Palmer directs the Raiders to scores on their final five possesions — three touchdowns and two field goals.
The Raiders hold the Steelers to 54 rushing yards on 20 attempts (a 2.7 yard average) a week after surrendering a whopping 263 rushing yards against the Miami Dolphins.
Cornerback Joselio Hanson and linebacker Phillip Wheeler each have fumble recoveries, Oakland's first forced turnovers this season. The two Steelers' lost fumbles lead to 10 Raiders points.
The Raiders have only three penalties for 25 yards compared to 10 penalties for 81 yards for the Steelers.
"These types of games, in the past, we’d find some way to lose it in the end. So for us to find a way to win it I think it’s big.”
hit on Darrius Heyward-Bey
0: Pittsburgh points in the fourth quarter as Oakland rallies from a 31-21 deficit.
7: Touchdown passes by the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger the past two games against the Raiders. He threw for three TDs in a 35-3 win over visiting Oakland in 2010.
754: Combined total yards for the Steelers and Raiders. Pittsburgh has 433 yard compared to 321 for Oakland.
Darren McFadden's 113 rushing yards against Pittsburgh surpasses
his 54-yard output he had in Oakland's first two games this season.
Oakland's Carson Palmer improves to 5-8 in career regular-season starts against Pittsburgh. He had a 4-8 record in 12 starts with the Cincinnati Bengals against the Steelers.
With their third win over the Steelers the past four games, the Raiders lead the regular-season series 11-9. Oakland and Pittsburgh are 3-3 against each other in the postseason.
