Antonio Pierce waxed poetic about his Las Vegas Raiders focusing on the fundamentals during his media availability this week leading up to a Sunday afternoon home matchup against the incoming Pittsburgh Steelers.
After 60 minutes of football and a disconcerting 32-13 loss later, it’s apparent the Silver & Black didn’t heed their head coach’s beckon.
The Raiders were just fundamentally bad for a majority of the defeat.
What started out well enough after an impressive 10-play, 70-yard drive culminating in a three-yard touchdown plunge by running back Alexander Mattison to answer the Steelers opening drive field goal, Las Vegas stood tall with a 7-3 lead.