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Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers

Final · Kickoff

2002 Regular season · Week 2 · Heinz Field · Sunday Night

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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OAKOakland Raiders30Away
PITPittsburgh Steelers17Home
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Raiders beat Steelers 30–17 in 2002 Week 2

The Oakland Raiders beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30–17 on the road at Heinz Field in Week 2 of the 2002 regular season on September 15, 2002.

The result moved the Raiders to 2–0 and dropped the Steelers to 0–2. The Raiders finished 2002 at 11–5 and lost Super Bowl XXXVII. The Steelers finished 2002 at 10–5–1 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 21–20 on December 3, 2000. When they met again, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 27–7 on December 7, 2003.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Series tied 1–1 after meeting No. 2 since 2000 Full series history

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