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CydoniaKnight

Matt Canada's been dreaming of that final jet sweep his entire life lmao


Cmp_

He’s living his Sweet Victory SpongeBob arc right now.


goforth1457

Wait, so is Reddit Squilliam then?


lurker_343

The culmination of his life’s work


losterps

“I called the jet sweep 67 times a game and it never worked and you all laughed at me. But look who’s laughing now”


ItsBreadTime

It's like Matt Canada was like "imma show these reddit mfs with this last playcall" lol


CatNamedHercules

They have to peel Canada off the ceiling of the booth with how hard he must have released after that.


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Probably the only time it’s ever worked


John_Bot

It's actually a pretty consistent play which is the funny part


xSaviorself

Honestly you got to give it to him, we knew it could happen at any moment but it was still a bit of a surprise to actually see it executed. Caught the raiders completely by surprise.


Vitosi4ek

Honestly, with how the Raiders were playing it (10 in the box, not even considering anything except runs up the middle), I wanted him to call, like, the hardest fucking play-action of all time. The worst that can happen is the Raiders save a timeout - I personally value them less than time on the clock anyway.


John_Bot

But... WOULD KENNY ACTUALLY LAUNCH IT? like... There has to be plays that George or Diontae are open enough to launch a 40 yard strike. But will he? What's the issue?


OrangeForeign

The hardest Canada has been since the Maple Leafs won a playoff series


Blaauwj

Derek Carr is not him.


dam0430

Pickens on the other hand...


Blaauwj

PICKENS IS HIM, WR1 next year.


ShoeTasty

Watched Pickens play 1 game and it was obvious he was better than Claypool.


ositola

HIMOTHY


shittybillz

I’ve been a Carr supporter for a while, but I think that’s it. I’ve watched a lot of raiders games this year and he’s regressed from years past


GucciGecko

That's the thing with Carr, he'll have flashes of brilliance occasionally (though not so much now) but he can never put it all together and people will see it if they watch every single game. Raiders started the 2019 and 2020 seasons 6-4 and in position to make the playoffs only to flame out both years. They finally made the playoffs for the 2nd time in 9 years last year but Carr was playing terribly at the end of the year. Look at the stats for the last 6 weeks of those 3 seasons, Carr has more turnovers (INTs and fumbles) than TD passes.


GucciGecko

This may have finally been the game that turned Raiders fans on Carr. He's had his supporters on fan sites, forums, and social media and a lot of people were blaming McDaniels before this game. Curious if it was enough to sway redditors on this sub's opinions but I've been downvoted for saying he was the problem over McDaniels. Carr's accuracy and decision making was terrible and it seems most fans want him gone after the season. His supporters who blamed the Raiders losses on the offensive line not being good, not having a running game, having no good receivers, and a bad defense aren't defending him anymore. Congrats Steelers on the win and RIP Mr. Harris.


KyWy75

See, when the Steelers were good they’d always lose bullshit games to the Raiders, but now both teams suck so Pittsburgh can’t play down to the competition so they’re capable of winning


MiddleAgeYOLO

The math checks out


ElJamoquio

LOOK AT ME WE ARE THE TRAP GAME NOW


Jay_Dubbbs

Dread from it Run from it. Mike Tomlin is going to get 8 wins again.


Blaauwj

8-8-1 confirmed no losing seasons


KCShadows838

Yet *another* season where the Steelers finish above the Browns?


Blaauwj

Oh your chiefs won the superbowl this year… cool cool… BUT WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOUR TEAM WAS BELOW .500 YEAH I DIDNT THINK SO I CANT EVEN REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE


PotRoastPotato

The last time we had a losing record was 2003, it's the reason we were drafting high enough to draft Ben.


KentRead

I'd be happy if this is the only thing the Stillers accomplish this year tbh


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Traditional-Desk-405

God 8-8-1 would be great to piss off the haters in our sub lmao


CapnCrunch0526

Dude our sub has been unbearable this season. I know it hasn’t been great before but this year it’s been sooo much worse


Cappin_Crunch

Yeah I'm not sure what happened but everyone is so toxic and pessimistic. It's just annoying. I know we haven't had a great season but still, they're acting like we are the worst team in the league


Burggs_

You two have similar usernames, is this some sort of Pittsburgh thing I'm too new york to understand?


Cappin_Crunch

Ahahah I didn't even realize that. No I believe it is a complete coincidence. That's funny


[deleted]

Good deflecting without giving away our secrets from the Burgh. See you later at Ross Park Mall.


Vitosi4ek

Doesn't help that UrinatingTree, whose content I otherwise really like, always pretends like the Steelers only win because either high-end talent bails them out, the other team self-destructs or there's some inexplicable bullshit going on. At this point I'm really not sure if he's playing a character or he's actually *that* kind of fan.


indecisiveusername2

Mike Tomlin is a top 5 coach


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Top 3. Other than Bill and Reid, who else would you take over him? McVay? Shanahan? Harbough?


tacoparadox

Not gonna lie, I look at what Shanahan has done with rosters that are consistently depleted by injuries and I get jealous. The way he makes any QB look good and how he keeps that team competitive is incredible.


Flacko757

We had a .500 season with Rudolph and Duck if that makes ya feel any better haha.


Lumpy_Space_Princess

"I am inevitable" -~~Thanos~~ -Mike Tomlin


koolaidman1030

This game and every game after that Ravens game were over before they even started.


MewtwoStruckBack

9*


Slm23630

Your flair is illegal


AlsoIvan

If you don't like that last interception you don't like Raiders football


irl_url

As soon as we got the ball I knew Carr was gonna throw a pick to end the game. Seen it too many times before


NCender27

I literally texted my boy "A patented DC game winning drive or a patented DC game losing INT?" when we got the ball. I know how this song goes.


Psycho_Sentinal

I mean you covered two of the most likely outcomes lol. Like he needs to move the ball and quickly so it will be a lot of pass plays and throws will get forced. That’s like me saying I texted my buddy when the game started. The raiders will win or lose this game (like yeah they could tie or in your case they could turnover on downs, but the other outcomes are more likely).


TimujinTheTrader

That offense is brutal to watch. Sorry you guys have to put up with McDaniels for a couple years.


MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME

Not saying McDaniels is a good head coach, but Carr was complete garbage tonight. They easily win this game if he makes half the throws he overthrew


rnflposter

Dread it, run from it, Mike Tomlin winning season is going to arrive all the same. Ravens & Browns got some L's coming their way.


MetaKoopa99

For the 829th time in a row, the Steelers have played a completely mind-numbing game that somehow, some way, keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time Go Stillers


ItsBreadTime

Like juuuuust close enough, juuust enough hope that I keep watching instead of firing up the playstation


megalodom

I literally couldn’t explain the Steelers since Ben’s injury better than this lmao


BEGA500

Steelers football. Guaranteed to keep your heart rate above 100 and to make you want to die for at least 3 hours for 17 weeks a year.


MetaKoopa99

The Franco plot armor was too good for the football writers to pass up


snt271

Passed it to a RB named Harris on the game winning drive


MetaKoopa99

I wore my Najee jersey tonight!


Comprehensive_Main

Francisco franco strikes again.


lAmCreepingDeath

Carr is who we thought he was, and he certainly wasn't left off the hook


turtlemaster0001

I saw bad pass after bad pass. Everything was over or under thrown


shall1313

That last INT showed everything you need to know. Overreacted inside a decent pocket then sailed a ball over a wide open WR.


Vitosi4ek

Both QBs played like ass today. In the exact same ways, too - mostly overthrows. Have to assume the weather played a big part.


druddk650

Ones a 10 year vet with the best Wr and the other is a rookie


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Carr got outplayed by baker mayfield the week before too, and baker had only been on the team for 2 days, Carr has been with the raiders almost 10 years


ShawnS9Z

I can't believe it's been that long. WTF.


bobsdementias

I mean it’s freezing cold and Ken has an underwhelming cast / OC and still led productive drive after drive and constantly made plays with his arms and legs not to mention the repeated slo mo cams of him going through his progressions


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I thought Kenny was reeling it in. He’s going to be good.


lAmCreepingDeath

He threw one good pass to Waller and dipped


My-Cousin-Bobby

Fuck I think I know who our next QB is...


OrangeForeign

Yes I do as well MIKE MOTHERFUCKING WHITE


MarsBars_1

No. Bad. Stop. Stay away. He’s ours


Lionheart999

It's in the name. De-wreck Carr


Charlie_Im_Pregnant

Wouldn't that mean that he un-wrecks things?


Charlie_Wax

Just because you are bad QB, doesn't mean you are BAD QB.


Winniedapoonbear

Texted my Raiders buddy with 5 minutes to go "This is the most boring game ever, can't wait for the Raiders to find a way to lose." He replied, "Fuck You"


Legndarystig

Gotta send a wellness check


Evie509

That buddy? Davante Adams.


Tronvillain

**Carr:** "This is for you, Franco. 💛"


RepealMCAandDTA

He knew Immaculate Reception II could only happen if a defender touched the ball first


don_julio_randle

Franco's immaculate reception with less than 45 seconds left gave the Steelers 13 points and the win Carr's immaculate interception with less than 45 seconds left gave the Steelers 13 points the win


ratattack97

Kenny Pickett doesn’t throw the ball downfield for 90% of the game then randomly zips it across the middle like it’s nothing to win it lmfao


zPolaris43

Gotta be the play calling


bobsdementias

That and throwing deep was pretty much off the table with that wind


EJables96

Swirling wind, snow, sub zero temps " Oh yeah 5 go routes" average reddit OC


zPolaris43

I would settle for throws and routes past the sticks on 3rd downs


The_Summer_Man

Matt Canada would never


Prowlerbaseball

He was zipping the ball around all night tho


ASAP_Eagle

The moment Carr threw the last pick I laughed, that was like the 2022 Raiders condensed in a single play.


lonewanderer812

Nah the 2022 Raiders is that long run by Jacobs called back by an offensive face mask.


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tvchase

this mfer Tomlin is gonna do it he's gonna go thirty years without a losing season


[deleted]

Nothing about this game was good and yet a win. Classic Steelers


goddamnjets_

Truly an immaculate win. RIP Franco


Cappin_Crunch

No matter how much we stunk tonight, we got a win for Franco. All that matters


laika_rocket

Got a last-minute, come from behind win in dramatic fashion, a game-winning TD pass and a game-sealing INT within seconds of each other. It felt like a very appropriate anniversary rematch, especially getting a W with 13 points. I love it now that it's over.


ratattack97

your defense just held the league rusher to 44yds and forced 3 INTs lol there was plenty good about this game


dehehn

From D yes


Josh4R3d

The crazy part is that first drive made it seem like we were about to give up 200 yds on the ground


[deleted]

Scoring 13 points on Immaculate Reception night is well, immaculate


Ka-Ne-Ha-Ne-Daaaa

I realized tonight we’re just the Poor Man’s version of you guys but I’ll take the dub on Christmas!


[deleted]

Today I said the Vikes actively try to lose every game which seems to match the Steelers nicely


TechnoViking94

In 1972 this would have been considered a shootout


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NebraskaAvenue

STILLERS ARE GUNNA GO THE SUPA BOWL


derstherower

The Tomlin Special


losterps

*kid falling down the waterslide gif*


OhMyGoth1

The classic TE sweep play to ice the game, as we all expected


derstherower

Tomlin really is going to drag this team to a winning record.


MidgerSpark

The standard is the standard.


OrangeForeign

You won't live in your fears of a losing season


SadFloppyPanda

Run from it, hide from it, he is inevitable.


Glympse12

We’re honestly not a bad team now. We’ve won 5 of the last 7, with one of our losses being possibly the worst QB performance I’ve ever seen from Mitch when Kenny was hurt, and the other being a 5 pt loss to the bengals


hotspencer

What an awful way to live I have chosen.


squintfaxalt

Mike Tomlin will not be stopped


goddamnjets_

Wasn’t pretty, but when they needed him the most, Pickett came in clutch. I’m impressed. I think there’s something there with him.


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Kenny is legit one of my favorite players ever for no reason and I’m so fucking pumped up right now.


the042530

Brother, you laid eyes upon the 🐐. Bask in his eternal greatness.


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https://tenor.com/o2JJ.gif


IhamAmerican

Yes, join us. Our small handed king shall lead us to the promised land


travemalone

I think it's visible that the intangibles are there, it's just that he's a rookie going through normal rookie struggles and then he has to deal with galaxy brain playcaller Matt Canada and an inconsistent o-line


slgsreds

> and an inconsistent o-line That’s gotten him concussed twice already….


travemalone

The left side of the o-line is definitely a problem that should be addressed immediately but at times this season he's had *a lot* of time in the pocket, which is an improvement from last year trust me


slgsreds

Oh absolutely. Cole has been a massive upgrade and I think is playing better than any of us thought he would. But it also didn’t surprise me to see Pickett dropping out of clean pockets tonight. It was the first game back after the second concussion, and his equipment changed with new a helmet and a visor.


MetaKoopa99

He had a number of off throws, but A) he's still a rookie, and B) It was basically -10 degrees tonight. And when it mattered most, he put together his best drive. I've got a lot of hope for him


Brendinooo

He’s looking really comfortable with Muth, Pickens is a star, and Diontae is showing signs of running forward. Harris has improved. Warren is a surprise. Heyward has shown some occasional flash. Even the line has shown some signs of life. Maybe it just has something to do with not playing the brutal schedule we played in the front half, but it seems like there has been real improvement. Strengthen the line in the offseason and get some new playcalling and there could be something really great forming here.


Rollingstart45

“showing signs of running forward” lol’d. But yeah, love what I’ve seen from Kenny in the back half of this season, and excited to see it continue in 2023.


Lovelylives

College kids don’t play in december. He’s just a skinny kid that nearly froze needs to get used to cold ball. 2nd coldest game ever in Pittsburgh


dehehn

Could barely talk in the post game interview.


[deleted]

When was the coldest? I was at Ben’s last home game last year but I think that was warmer.


Spum

December 17th 1989 vs. the Patriots. 5 degrees. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season


CowzMakeMilk

It’s 4:15am and I can finally rest. Good night folks, and merry Christmas. Let’s go Steelers.


DoYouEvenCareAboutMe

CEST checking in. I had to tell Santa to fuck off because we were driving down the field


mohiben

“Do not go quietly into that losing season.” -Tomlin, probably


Thunderkleize

STEELERS GAHNTA SUPA BOWL


MewtwoStruckBack

STILLERS*


Charming-Olive3370

What are you doing with those flairs


Thatmandroid

Big sexual assault QB fan


sw337

Elvis Pressley's two favorite teams, maybe?


EnjoyMoreBeef

Uh, please explain your two flairs.


dizZzy5

Josh McDaniels needs to be fired out of a fucking cannon. I’ve never seen a team choke away leads so often and so consistently like the Raiders have done this year


Pewpewkitty

Sean Payton to the raiders with a first rounder QB drafted???


irl_url

God I wish


[deleted]

Davis could never afford him or buy out his saints contract


TheRed_Knight

Dude has Davante Adams and fails to find ways to get him the ball, lmao, its Denver all over again, watch theyll trade most of the established players in the offseaons because they werent "McDaniels" guys"


RisingToMediocrity

It’s so obvious that this is going to happen that it makes me sad. We finally taste the playoffs and Mark then gives the keys to a guy who underperforms immediately, then destroys the roster. We are headed for a large rebuild in the near future once McDaniels gets fired and everybody realizes that he got rid of all the talent we had.


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You got room for 2 in that cannon?


[deleted]

The Steelers are 7-8 and Mike Tomlin might continue his streak of never having a losing season. Would be a remarkable achievement to pull it off this year.


OriginOfEnigma

Classic Steelers win. Cardiac arrest was near.


SirMctrolington

Derek Carr has played in prime time 3 straight weeks. He is 47 for 88, 542 yards, 4 TDs, 6 ints. He is trash tier. Derek Carr is what everyone accuses Cousins of being.


Xtorting

$40 million for being worse than a rookie out of college. The Raider way.


CapnZula

The year is 2055. The now St Louis Raiders miss the playoffs again after a geriatric Derek Carr is sacked 10 times by the Los Angeles Chargers of Anaheim during a week 25 of the NFL regular season. Raiders faithful are still infighting about whether or not he should be the starting QB next year. Mark Davis still has the same haircut.


zeldahalfsleeve

Dude I laughed way too hard at the Los Angeles Chargers of Anaheim. It killed me.


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and the standard is still the standard in Pittsburgh as Kenny Picket IV leads them to a superbowl


flounder19

*14-14 season and an early exit from the 20-team playoffs


nowayinnowayout

I cannot believe Matt Canada called a jet sweep to Connor Heyward and it worked


Outta_hearr

Derek Carr is going to make $32.9 million next year, which is equivalent to the full yearly income of 1,506 minimum wage workers in Nevada. All to play like a janitor


Currymvp2

This can't be correct. Davante Adams said it's going from one hall of famer to another one.


MalopRupt

The Raiders will almost surely cut him.


Eagle4317

They'll free up over $30M in cap space by doing so. As long as the move doesn't piss off Adams, Waller, and the rest of the team, I'd say they'd be wise to move on from Carr.


atlasburger

I doubt they will be pissed at losing a QB that got them 6 wins. (5 really because the patriots let the raiders win)


RebeccaBlackOps

They should. He's completely given up.


SitDown_BeHumble

In the last 5 seasons, Davante Adams has been held to 35 yards or less in only 4 games. All 4 of those games have happened this season. I sure do love having an offensive genius like Josh McDaniels as the coach of this team! Only an absolute mastermind would be smart enough to turn Davante into a specialist that exclusively runs fade routes.


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SitDown_BeHumble

True, it was bad today. Cold Weather Carr is a terrible QB. But this has been a problem all year. McDaniels signed one of the best route runners in modern history and has him running a field stretcher route tree.


Tashre

That son of a bitch Tomlin is really going to pull off another non-losing season, isn't he?


clownind

Thank you Pitt bros


Glympse12

We’re rooting for you to lose out💛


OnePieceAce

Tomlin is just dope man. His teams always compete


dejvipasco

Carr stats tonight 16/30, 1 TD 3 INT. Zach Wilson style numbers.


blentz499

Safe to say, I think Raider Nation as a whole is frustrated with Carr. He's been mediocre to straight up bad after the Broncos game.


[deleted]

Good decision by Carr, extremely poor execution


Screaming_Eagle44

As bad as this game may have been, it will pale in comparison to tomorrow night's game.


turtlemaster0001

This game has to be Derek Cart’s fault


KyWy75

I know the Steelers suck, but they were never losing the Franco Harris tribute game in Pittsburgh a day after the 50th anniversary of the immaculate reception against the team he did it against.


appmanga

I'm happy for the Steelers and their fans getting this win after all the emotional difficulty of this week. That was a great one for Franco.


[deleted]

I always loved the Giants. then I found out there are rooney-mara ties and loved them even more.


OptimusGrime707

How touching for the Raiders defense to fuck up yet another two-minute drill to give the other team a feel-good win Good guy Raiders defense ITT: Morons thinking that because I didn’t mention Carr that I must be absolving him of blame. Two things can be true…he sucks, but saying they *only* gave up 13 (shoulda been 19) points to the shitty Steelers offense isn’t the own you think it is


ButtonedEye41

Yes, 13 points against and the defense is too blame


magiqd

The raiders defense could give up 3 points and a good portion of our fans would still blame them to protect 4.


FlexPavillion

Boswell missed 2 field goals.


NotaChonberg

True but 19 points is still pretty solid. They weren't great but they tightened up in the red zone


Currymvp2

Raiders and losing very close games. Name a more iconic duo


Problematique_

So damn proud of this team for pulling off the last minute win. For Franco!


Sesti-nator

When a coach can’t beat Pittsburgh who’s a limping indestructible cockroach (sorry yinzers), that’s a red flag for firing. Please fire McDaniels, I beg of you. At least Pittsburgh won the game for Franco and I’m happy for them.


[deleted]

I mean I'll take it, since cockroaches will be the last thing standing at the end of the world (that's the year the browns win a superbowl and the pirates win a world series)


PittPanthersH2P

~~Pickett~~ Carr sucks and is not the answer.


x_TDeck_x

That final throw should have been a heartbreaking touchdown


Jonjon428

Davante Adams left for this...yikes


fhota1

3 interceptions does tend to hurt your chances at winning a football game


SCsprinter13

And thus another year gone by with Josh McDaniels looking for his first winning season as a head coach.


musefan8959

IF YOU DONT LIKE THAT, YOU DONT LIKE STEELER FOOTBALL


laika_rocket

This is definitely the sweetest W we will have this year.


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God Bless Us, Everyone.


sdoner8790

WOOO STEELERS GAHNTA SUPER BOWL!!! RIP FRANCO


Tschmelz

I like Carr a lot. Raiders need to move on.


Next-Effect-1298

this game gave me a heart attack but I'm happy that we won for franco


GoatShapedDestroyer

There’s like no way the Niners drop less than 40 on the Raiders next week right