Las Vegas Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers 9/19/21 - NFL Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Oakland Raiders visit Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to play the Pittsburgh Steelers. Las Vegas opened its regular season with a 33-27 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr passed for 435 yards with two touchdowns. One of Carr’s two touchdown strikes was to Zay Jones in overtime to give the Raiders the victory. Oakland rushed for only 82 yards in the victory.

Derek Carr has passed for 435 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. The Las Vegas quarterback has been sacked three times. Josh Jacobs is the leading rusher with 34 yards and two touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Darren Waller with 105 yards and one touchdown reception. On defense, Denzel Perryman, Johnathan Abram and Cory Littleton each have 10 tackles to lead the Raiders.

Pittsburgh opened its regular season with a 23-16 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for one touchdown, but it was the Steelers defense that came up big. Linebacker TJ Watt had a pair of sacks and forced one fumble. The defense also stopped Buffalo on a fourth-down in two consecutive possessions during the second half.

Ben Roethlisberger has passed for 188 yards with one touchdown and the Steelers QB has been sacked twice. Najee Harris is the leading rusher with 45 yards but has an average of just 2.8 yards per carry. Juju Smith-Schuster is the leading receiver with 52 yards. On defense, linebacker Devin Bush and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick each have tackles.