STEELERS BLACK -N- GOLD POST A Pittsburgh Steelers Blog from the heart of Steelers Nation.

by Ramona Dye

After three quarters in which there was very little scoring, our Steelers led 10-6 at the end of the third.

The fourth quarter suddenly become a back and forth duel between two revived offenses in which the lead changed five times in the final eight and a half minutes.

Our Steelers, in danger of missing the playoffs, went ahead 24-20 on Ben Roethlisberger's 11 yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward with almost two minutes remaining in the game. Unfortunately the Raiders were not done.

Raiders wide receiver, Louis Murphy caught an 11 yard touchdown pass from Bruce Gradkowski with nine seconds remaining, his second score in the fourth quarter.

The Oakland Raiders scored three late touchdowns in the fourth quarter dealing our Steelers their fourth straight loss  27-24 on Sunday.

Next week we will face the Cleveland Browns in a division game on the road. Our playoff hopes are definitely close to an end and a loss to Cleveland would be like putting the nails in the coffin.

As always, Here We Go!!!