2003 · Week 14

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Rick Mirer

7·27

Steelers

Pittsburgh

QB Tommy Maddox

Heinz Field · outdoors · dessograss · 30°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

PIT -5.5

Total

40.5

Model margin

+2.8est.

PIT perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Steelers
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Steelers winsRaiders wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

PIT lead 8–7 since 1999

PIT have won 3 straight. Meetings average 44.2 points. PIT are 6-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W6PIT @ LV32–13PIT
2023 · W3PIT @ LV23–18PIT
2022 · W16LV @ PIT10–13PIT
2021 · W2LV @ PIT26–17RAIDERS
2018 · W14PIT @ OAK21–24RAIDERS
2015 · W9OAK @ PIT35–38PIT
2013 · W8PIT @ OAK18–21RAIDERS
2012 · W3PIT @ OAK31–34RAIDERS

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultOAK–PIT
LVQ1 15:0034Punt0–0
PITQ1 14:02729Punt0–0
LVQ1 10:3837Punt0–0
PITQ1 9:16719Missed field goal0–0
LVQ1 7:00763Touchdown7–0
PITQ1 3:23643Field goal7–3
LVQ2 14:55511Punt7–3
PITQ2 11:43515Punt7–3
LVQ2 8:4836Punt7–3
PITQ2 7:45669Touchdown7–10
LVQ2 5:2646Turnover7–10
PITQ2 3:35321Touchdown7–17
LVQ2 2:06511Punt7–17
PITQ2 0:35629Missed field goal7–17
PITQ3 15:0020Turnover7–17
LVQ3 14:2031Punt7–17
PITQ3 13:28226Turnover7–17
LVQ3 12:441-11Turnover7–17
PITQ3 12:3144Punt7–17
LVQ3 10:21519Punt7–17
PITQ3 7:4139Touchdown7–24
LVQ3 6:1839Punt7–24
PITQ3 4:12868Field goal7–27
LVQ4 14:16513Punt7–27
PITQ4 11:5246Punt7–27
LVQ4 9:26622Turnover7–27
PITQ4 7:06963End of half7–27

Box score

Individual performances

Steelers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tommy Maddox19/2826611

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jerome Bettis271063.91
Antwaan Randle El2115.50
Amos Zereoue571.40
Tommy Maddox331.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +5.53.9%2.6%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Steelers; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

3.12%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.5%

Expected total

43.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.21
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.78

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.