Antonio Pierce should bring stability and consistency to the Las Vegas Raiders roster, which was pushing hard for him in the offseason.

However, in more than a third of his first full season as the Raiders' coach, Pierce hasn't done much for the team. Sunday was another bitterly disappointing performance from Pierce's team as they lost 32-13 at home to the Pittsburgh Steelers, whose fans avoided Allegiant Stadium.

The Raiders have so many problems. They are seriously injured and their star wide receiver Davante Adams wants to be replaced. They have no identity on either side of the ball. The quarterback switch from Gardner Minshew to Aidan O'Connell made no difference on Sunday and the Raiders were terribly sloppy on Sunday.

Pierce, who has a 7-8 record as the Raiders' head coach, said during the week that practice was about a training camp in which the team worked on the fundamentals and tried to improve its tackling.

Well, they committed three turnovers, a punt was blocked, a touchdown was negated by a penalty, and tackling was still an issue.

While it can change, this Pierce-led team isn't working right now.

Let's look at some key aspects of the game:

O'Connell made no distinction:

O'Connell was named the starting quarterback last week in place of Minshew to give the Raiders a spark. It didn't work. O'Connell completed 27 of 40 passes for 227 yards with one touchdown pass and one interception. He missed some bad shots and just didn't put up much of an offense. Yes, he was missing some weapons and will get a chance to move forward. But O'Connell made no difference on Sunday and the narrative that his presence might persuade Adams to stay was hard to believe after that performance.

The failures are increasing:

The Raiders have scored at least 12 points in all four of their losses this season. They have been outscored 163-109 this season. The Raiders have trailed by double digits in all six games this season. The Raiders have trailed by 20 or more points in three of their last four games, including twice at home.

Fields tried to help them:

Pittsburgh quarterback Justin Fields had his moments but threw some completely bad passes and helped keep the Raiders in the game, but the Steelers took the lead in the second half.

Sales galore:

Last week, Pierce said the Raiders and O'Connell need to protect the football better than Minshew. Still, the same issues were evident as the Raiders had three turnovers, including one at the goal line. After the game, Pierce said the turnover issues were “embarrassing.” Indeed. The Raiders committed 12 turnovers and only had two takeaways. It's the largest turnover differential in the NFL.

Ground game is a problem in both directions:

The Raiders had issues on the ground both offensively and defensively. The Raiders had just 57 yards on the ground while the Steelers had 183 yards, with Najee Harris running for 106 yards and Fields adding 59 yards. These floor problems accumulate on the end faces.

Bowers has another big game:

The Raiders' first-round draft pick, tight end Brock Bowers, continues to be a bright spot. He had a game-high nine catches for 71 yards. He has 37 catches, which is the second-most catches ever by a rookie tight end through six games.

Receiver quiet:

The Raiders played without starting wide receivers Adams and Jakobi Meyers, who was sidelined with an ankle injury. The Raiders used a lot of double tight end sets and O'Connell didn't target a wide receiver on his first nine pass attempts. Only seven of O'Connell's 27 completions went to wide receivers. Interestingly, their top receiver, Tre Tucker, had no receptions.

Getsy is boring:

Raiders first-year offensive coordinator Luke Getsy had a slow start to his stay in Las Vegas. Sunday was an example of this. The game plan was conservative and he waived running back Alexander Mattison after a hot start. The Raiders have a lot of problems and play calling is one of them.

Good first trip:

The Raiders did a good job on their opening drive, scoring and taking a 7-3 lead. Mattison, who scored on the drive, ran well and Aidan O'Connell scored on a few short passes while completing 4 of 4 passes on the drive. It was a very efficient 10-play, 70-yard drive. It was a good way to calm the Pro-Steelers crowd and give O'Connell confidence in his first start to the game. Then everything disappeared.

Life without Wilkins:

The Raiders' defense began the game with five defensive linemen, defensive ends Maxx Crosby and Charles Snowden, and defensive tackles John Jenkins, Adam Butler and Matthew Butler, who was just promoted from the practice squad. The Raiders will get creative with star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins on injured reserve with a broken foot. Adam Butler was under multiple pressures and was all over the world.

Welcome back, Deablo:

The Raiders were missing linebacker Divine Deablo when he was out for a few weeks. He returned on Sunday and made some nice stops for the unit that was struggling to get going. Deablo had a big sack in the second quarter on Sunday. He had an interception that was also negated by a penalty.

Big mistake:
Raiders rookie running back Dylan Laube fumbled his first career carry when TJ Watt knocked the ball away at the Raiders' 30 late in the second quarter. The Steeles scored a touchdown on the drive and took a 12-7 lead.

Blocked punt:

The Steelers blocked a punt deep in Raiders territory after the first drive of the second half and set up a field goal to give Pittsburgh a 15-7 lead. It was the first time a punt was blocked by star punter AJ Cole. He had no chance there.

High penalties:

The Raiders only had four penalties, but there were some big ones. A rough hit on the quarterback by Mathew Butler prevented an interception and a holding penalty negated a great catch by Bowers. A flag also wiped out a Raiders touchdown at the end of the third quarter. The Raiders have struggled with penalties in recent games after being so crisp earlier in the season.

Chaisson is dismissed:

The Raiders signed former first-round pick and pass rusher K'Lavon Chaisson to the practice squad early in the season and then promoted him. He is in the player rotation and was released on Sunday. He has replaced Janarius Robinson on the depth chart for now. Robinson was healthy and inactive Sunday.

Steelers fans take over:

As expected, Allegiant Stadium was overtaken by Terrible Towels. Just like last year, Steelers fans far outnumbered Raiders fans on Sunday. The Raiders have played three home games this season and two of them (against Cleveland and Pittsburgh) had more fans for the visiting teams. That will likely be the case the next time the Raiders play at home, on Oct. 27 when they host the Kansas City Chiefs. The good news is that the Raiders will play the Los Angeles Rams next week at SoFi Stadium, where they will likely have more Raiders fans than Rams fans.

Crosby makes an impression:
Maxx Crosby, the Raiders' star defensive end, shared a sack and also had another tackle for loss. It was his 25th career game in which he lost multiple tackles. It has led the NFL since 2019.