Editing Las Vegas Raiders (section)

====Pittsburgh Steelers====
{{main|Raiders–Steelers rivalry}}
The [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]' rivalry with the Raiders has historically been very tight; as of the 2018 season the Raiders lead the regular-season series 13 wins to 10, and their playoff rivalry is tied 3–3. The rivalry was extremely intense during the 1970s, and considered by many to be one of the most vicious and brutal in the history of Professional football. From 1972 to 1976 the teams would meet in the playoffs five consecutive times, including three consecutive AFC Championship games. The rivalry really kicked off during the teams' first playoff meeting at the 1972 AFC divisional round in Pittsburgh. Considered to be one of the most famous plays in NFL history, the "[[Immaculate Reception]]", as it was dubbed, saw the Steelers beat the Raiders on a controversial last-second play. During the 1975 AFC Championship game, Raiders strong safety [[George Atkinson (safety)|George Atkinson]] delivered a hit on Pittsburgh wide receiver [[Lynn Swann]], which left him concussed. When the two teams met in the 1976 season opener, Atkinson again hit Swann, this time with a forearm to the head, causing yet another concussion. After the second incident, Steelers head coach [[Chuck Noll]] referred to Atkinson as part of the "criminal element" in the NFL. Atkinson filed a $2&nbsp;million [[defamation]] lawsuit against Noll and the Steelers, which he lost.<ref name="atkinson">{{cite news|first=Bob |last=Smizik |title=Raiders of the lost rivalry |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06302/733903-194.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108175110/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06302/733903-194.stm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 8, 2006 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=October 29, 2006 |access-date=January 31, 2007}}</ref> The rivalry reached its apex in the late 1980s, cooled when the teams faced each other only sporadically, then headed up again in the late 1990s before cooling again. The four most recent contests between the Raiders and Steelers harkened back to the rivalry's history of bitterness and close competition. On December 6, 2009, the 3–8 Raiders helped spoil the [[Super Bowl XLIII|defending champions]]' quest for the playoffs as the game lead changed five times in the fourth quarter and a [[Louis Murphy]] touchdown with 11 seconds to go won it 27–24 for the Raiders. Oakland was then beaten 35–3 by Pittsburgh on November 21, 2010; this game brought out the roughness of the rivalry's 1970s history when Steelers quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]] was punched by Raiders defensive end [[Richard Seymour]] following a touchdown. On November 8, 2015, the Steelers outplayed the Raiders for a 38–35 victory. During the game, the Raiders defense allowed wide receiver [[Antonio Brown]] to catch 17 passes for 284 yards. Both are Steelers team records and the 284 yards is the 7th most yards receiving in a game in NFL history. In 2018, the Raiders upset the Steelers again, scoring a late touchdown to take a 24–21 fourth-quarter lead and getting the last laugh when Steelers kicker [[Chris Boswell]] slipped and missed a game-tying field goal. This game, which was the teams' final matchup in Oakland, contributed to the Steelers' late-season collapse and missing the playoffs that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/12/09/raiders-block-fg-to-finish-dramatic-upset-of-steelers-24-21/ |title=Raiders Block FG To Finish Dramatic Upset of Steelers, 24-21 |publisher=CBS San Francisco |work=The Associated Press |date=9 December 2018 |access-date=19 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531012748/https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/12/09/raiders-block-fg-to-finish-dramatic-upset-of-steelers-24-21/ |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of the 2023 season, the Raiders lead the all-time series 17–15.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Las Vegas/LA/Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=rai&tm2=pit&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>