Raiders-Steelers recap: Las Vegas was throttled again by a loss

New quarterback, same old result.

In fact, the move from Gardner Minshew to Aidan O'Connell had little impact.

The Las Vegas Raiders were once again a sloppy product on both offense and defense and were easily beaten at home by the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 32-13 on Sunday.

Let's take a look at the most important aspects of the game:

Team records: The Las Vegas Raiders are 2-4. The Pittsburgh Steelers are 4-2.

What the win/loss means for the Raiders:

The Raiders, in last place in the AFC West, are dangerously close to falling into a deep hole in the major playoff schedule. The Raiders are now 2-1 against AFC North opponents and have one game left in Week 9 at the Cincinnati Bengals. Remarkably, the Raiders trailed by double digits in all six games this season. The Raiders have trailed by 20 or more points in three of their last four games, including twice at home. Not a great look for coach Antonio Pierce and a roster that was pushing him to get hired. Pierce is the 7-8 Raiders coach.

Turning point of the game:

The Steelers converted a Raiders turnover into a touchdown and took a 12-7 halftime lead. Then on the first series of the second half, a Raiders punt deep in their own territory was blocked, which the Steelers converted into three points. Pittsburgh simply took over from that point on.

Injury report:

Guard Dylan Parham injured his foot in the first half. Jordan Meredith replaced him. Wide receiver DJ Turner was injured in the third quarter.

What's next for the Raiders:

The Raiders play at the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday at 1:05 p.m. PT. The Rams are 1-4 and had their bye this week. The Raiders will likely have a lot of fans at SoFi Stadium. There they are 1:5 with five defeats in a row. Their only win there came in 2020 when there were no fans in the stands.