
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Bruce Gradowski connected with Louis Murphy on an 11-yard touchdown pass with 9 seconds remaining Sunday and Oakland stunned the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24.
Pittsburgh had a last chance to win it but the Raiders knocked down a Ben Roethlisberger pass in the end zone.
Gradowski and Murphy also hooked up on a 75-yard touchdown play and the quarterback threw to Chaz Schiliens for a 17-yard TD in a 21-point third quarter for Oakland (4-8)
The defending Super Bowl champion Steelers (6-6) have lost four games in a row.
Gradowski completed 20-of-33 passes for 308 yards.
Roethlisberger, who missed a game because of a concussion, returned and connected on 18-of-24 passes for 278 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. The touchdowns were for 34 yards to Santonio Holmes and 11 yards to Hines Ward.
Oakland safety Hiram Eugene picked off a Roethlisberger pass in the end zone late in the first half.
Sebastian Janikowski kicked 48- and 43-yard field goals for Oakland and Pittsburgh's Jeff Reed booted a 33-yarder.
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