Pittsburg, PA
QB Switch Was Not Spark Raiders Hoped for vs. Steelers
The Las Vegas Raiders are now 2-4 after a 32-13 home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, their second consecutive loss.
After a blowout loss last week, another multiple-score loss has the vibes around this team significantly low.
The Raiders made a change at quarterback ahead of this game, benching Gardner Minshew II for Aidan O’Connell. The move was made with hopes of offensive improvement in mind.
That was not the case.
The Raiders’ first drive of the game was impressive. They mixed run and pass and capped it off with an Alexander Mattison touchdown.
After that, the team got nothing going.
They went three and out twice after the touchdown drive. Dylan Laube’s first career carry ended in a fumble. They had a punt blocked. Ameer Abdullah fumbled. O’Connell threw an interception.
The Steelers’ defense was flat-out dominant, and the Raiders had no answers. After their first touchdown drive, they scored a garbage time touchdown in the fourth quarter, but that was it.
The Raiders were just 2-11 on third down in this game, their worst total this season. Their third-down offense has been a disaster this season, but this game was the worst of them all.
Las Vegas totaled just 275 yards of total offense, their third-lowest total this season. While Minshew struggled to move the ball at times, O’Connell did not look much better.
To be fair to O’Connell, he played without Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers, the Raiders’ top two receivers. He was also without Zamir White and Thayer Munford, two of the team’s top contributors.
This was an uphill battle from the beginning, but overall, the offense still struggled significantly, as it has all year.
The Raiders played against a Steelers offense that was not much better than they were; they just had more opportunities because of their defense. The Steelers did not give the Raiders many opportunities, but they did not take advantage of the opportunities they did have.
It will be interesting to see if Coach Antonio Pierce sticks with O’Connell this week or goes back to Minshew. They take on a struggling Los Angeles Rams team next week, a chance to bounce back.
O’Connell may need another opportunity to start when Meyers, White, and Munford return. That is when we would see how much of a change he could be for this offense.
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit has started to install its ReadyFare vending machines as the agency prepares to roll out its new fare payment system.
PRT said it’s working to roll out its new ReadyFare system and has started to install the new machine at some of its light-rail stations.
The new machines recently were installed at PRT’s Gateway station in Downtown Pittsburgh.
PRT said that as it prepares to roll out the new system, current ConnectCard holders will receive a card in the mail with instructions on how to request a ReadyFare card.
The new ReadyFare cards will be able to be purchased at the new machines for $1.
PRT said that riders will be able to transfer any balances they have on a ConnectCard to the new ReadyFare cards using an online balance transfer form.
Pittsburg, PA
About 5 pounds of bees removed from Acrisure Stadium scaffolding ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts
Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. Except it’s not the fans generating all the excitement — it’s about 5 pounds of honeybees.
The Fine Family Apiary in Monongahela said it was contacted on Wednesday about a swarm of bees clustered on the stage scaffolding. The apiary put the swarm in a “nuc box” and took them home before moving the bees into full-size equipment.
Owner Al Fine estimates the swarm weighed about 4 to 5 pounds and consisted of 12,000 to 15,000 bees. All said, it took less than two hours to get the job done.
Why do bees swarm?
Swarming is how honeybees propagate, Fine explained. According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest. The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.
Swarms can stick around for several hours or days until they’re ready to move, Penn State Extension says. Meanwhile, the colony left behind is temporarily without a leader until a new queen is established.
With the swarm at Acrisure Stadium removed, Morgan Wallen’s show is ready to go on. The country music megastar will bring his I’m The Problem Tour to Pittsburgh on June 5 and June 6, along with multiple acts like Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley.
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