Today at 4:05 p.m. ET the Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4) and Oakland Raiders (2-4) go head-to-head live from the O.co Coliseum live in Oakland. The game can be live streamed here. Pittsburgh fans can hear all the action on WDVE-FM 102.5 while Oakland fans can listen in on KITS Live 105.3 FM.
Pittsburgh looks for its third straight win after going 0-4 to start the season while Oakland hopes to come off its bye week strong after it has struggled in the past coming off of them.
While the Steelers are riding high off of two-straight wins, the team knows it has a lot of work to do still.
"We believed from the start," linebacker LaMarr Woodley said to ESPN. "Even when we were 0-4, we still believed we had the opportunity to turn this thing around. "Right now we just have to keep marching in the right direction."
The Steelers have allowed just one touchdown in the last two games, and have four sacks in their last two defeats over the New York Jets and the Baltimore Ravens. Pittsburgh's defense has looked sharp throughout the last two games, but its offense has scored 19 or fewer points in four of its last six games including its last two victories.
"We're still hungry," wide receiver Antonio Brown said. "There's still a lot of football to be played. We're still trying to get back in the running."
Brown has 47 receptions for 548 yards with two touchdowns thus far on the year.
Oakland fell 24-7 at the hands of the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs in its last game on Oct. 13. The Raiders have won three out of their last four games against the Steelers, but coach Dennis Allen still feels as though the team has a great challenge ahead of it today.
"We have a tremendous challenge with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming in," Allen told ESPN. "They are playing well in all phases of the game."
A banged up offensive line led to Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor getting sacked nine times against the Chiefs two weeks ago, and the team is hopeful to get some regular members of its line back for this afternoon's game.
Pryor leads the team in rushing yards with 289 on 43 carries without reaching the end zone and is 89-for-138 (64.5%) for 1,061 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions.
Pittsburgh counters with Ben Roethlisberger, who is 143-for-215 (66.5%) for 1,655 yards with seven touchdowns and five picks this season.
Oakland hopes that running back Darren McFadden will have another solid game after rushing for 113 yards and a 64-yard touchdown against Pittsburgh last year. McFadden has rushed for 267 yards on 69 attempts with two touchdowns through five games this season.
Pittsburgh will look for its third win in a row after early season struggles while Oakland will try to wrestle away past struggles following bye weeks when these two teams go head-to-head today.
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