By Jeremy Kahn

photo credit steelersdepot.com Steelers kicker Chris Boswell FG attempt miss against Raiders

Once again, the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers played a classic game in a rivalry that goes back over 40 years.

Chris Boswell hit a 18-yard field goal with two seconds remaining, as the Steelers defeated the Raiders 38-35 at Heinz Field.

It was a hard fought win for the Steelers, who lost quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to a left foot injury midway through the fourth quarter. Roethlisberger was forced to leave the game after he was sacked by Aldon Smith.

Landry Jones, who started a few games for Roethlisberger after he missed a few games earlier in the season found Antonio Brown for 57 yards to setup Boswell’s game-winning kick.

It was a career day for Brown, who finished the afternoon with 17 catches for 284 yards, which are both new franchise records. Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams ran for 170 yards, as the Steelers racked up a whopping 597 yards in total offense on the afternoon.

Derek Carr attempted to lead the Raiders to their third straight win, as he threw for 301 yards for four touchdowns and an intercepted.

The Raiders tied up the game with just 1:15 remaining, as Carr found Michael Crabtree for a 38-yard touchdown pass.

Latavius Murray ran for 96 yards for the Raiders before he was forced to leave the game with a potential concussion in the third quarter.

Before leaving the game with his foot injury, Roethlisberger threw for 334 yards and two touchdowns, as he passed both two Hall of Famers, Joe Montana and Johnny Unitas into 13th place on the all-time in career yards passing.

Roethlisberger threw his two touchdowns in a span of 49 seconds, as he found Martavis Bryant from 14 yards out to give the Steelers a 28-21 lead and then after a Taiwan Jones fumble on the ensuing kickoff, Roethlisberger found Jesse James for a four-yard touchdown pass to give the Steelers a 35-21 lead with 11:24 remaining in the game.

Unlike in the past, where the Raiders would just fold up and roll over, the Raiders came back behind Carr, as fullback Jamize Olawale scampered in from 19 yards and then Crabtree tied up the game on a 38-yard touchdown pass, his second touchdown reception of the game.

Crabtree caught seven passes for 108 yards, while Amari Cooper also caught seven passes for 88 yards and a touchdown.

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