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Louis Murphy caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Bruce Gradkowski with nine seconds remaining, his second score in the final 51/2 minutes, and the Oakland Raiders scored three late touchdowns Sunday to stun the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 and hand them their fourth consecutive loss.

From Josh Katzowitz, reporting on the Bengals game against Detroit this past weekend:A " ... With 136 yards, Cedric Benson became the third Bengals' player in three weeks to rush for 100 yards or more.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin: "Moving forward this week and beyond, we can't continue to do what we've been doing and assume that that pattern of behavior is going to change and those outcomes are going to change." Since his players did not respond to "Redemption Sunday" in Baltimore and "unleash hell" against Oakland in Heinz Field, coach Mike ...

Major changes could be coming to the Steelers as they try to snap a four-game losing streak and salvage their season.

The Steelers were in trouble, and they knew it. The Bengals exposed some weaknesses a month ago, the Chiefs and the Ravens took advantage of them, and now the Oakland Raiders - yes, even the Raiders - felt Pittsburgh could be beaten.

Raiders wide receiver Louis Murphy's touchdown grab in the fourth quarter against the Steelers won the game -- and might have cost the Steelers a chance at the postseason.

Posted by Anthony Stalter Here are five quick-hit thoughts on the Raidersa shocking 27-24 upset of the Steelers in Week 13.

South Falling 1. Pittsburgh Steelers: The defending champions have lost three straight and are in serious danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

How can illegal contact and pass interference which was accepted by the Ravens both be called on Ike Taylor on the same play when clearly the ball was out of bounds and uncatchable? Darryl Preble, Binghamtom, N.Y. BOUCHETTE: It's a rarity indeed what Ike Taylor did.

Given the tempest roaring through the Steelers' battered offense, Dick LeBeau's defense couldn't escape the reality that it pretty much had to pitch a shutout here last night.

The Steelers trailed 14-7 before Jeff Reed kicked a 44-yard field goal, the only scoring of the third quarter.

I have said numerous times this year, that this is not your parent's Pittsburgh Steelers football team.

A day after Steelers coach Mike Tomlin dismissed talk from some of his defensive players that not everyone got the play call before Kansas City's Chris Chambers' 61-yard reception late in last Sunday's 27-24 overtime loss, strong safety Tyrone Carter said he was out of position on the play.

A week after making only minor changes to the Steelers ' kickoff coverage team, coach Mike Tomlin showed he is serious about shoring up a unit that has allowed four returns for touchdowns in the team's past five games.

When the long-suffering Kansas City Chiefs win, they declare a holiday. After Ryan Succop's 22-yard field goal boosted the Chiefs past defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh 27-24 in overtime Sunday, coach Todd Haley made a happy announcement.

There were plenty of things that went wrong in the Steelers 27-24 loss to the Chiefs and now sitting at 6-4 overall, it has many wondering; do they have the intestinal fortitude to carry on into the playoffs from here? With six games remaining, just two appear as potential wins, but after the debacle in Kansas City on Sunday, even those are ...

Somebody with a microphone asked Steelers safety Tyrone Carter if the better team won here yesterday.

When the last player drafted in 2009 trotted onto the field, the best team of 2008 was doomed.

When looking at the trio of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerbacks that actually see some major game time, we're only looking at Ike Taylor, William Gay, and Deshea Townsend.

The following are some of the interesting matchups to watch when the Steelers travel to Kansas City to face the Chiefs on Sunday: STEELERS RB RASHARD MENDENHALL VS.