This one stings': Raiders can't maintain lead against Pittsburgh Steelers in gritty match

In hindsight, the Las Vegas Raiders played well enough for win this game

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which made it all the more disappointing to lose in the fashion they did.

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The Silver and Black played with the lead for the majority of Saturday night's game,

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managing it well with clean football and off the back of the defense.

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The team only committed two penalties for 20 yards,

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had four quarterback hits and converted 50 percent of third downs.

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Their lead was also helped by two Steelers missed field goals in the windy, frigid conditions.

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However, several critical miscues and injuries down the stretch resulted in the Raiders

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giving up the lead with less than a minute left in the game, resulted in the 13-10 loss.

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