The Steelers are 4-0 for the first time since 1979, and they appear to have a new star following the 38-29 victory. Claypool scored four touchdowns. No NFL rookie has done that since Reggie Bush in 2006.
He might have had five if not for an offensive pass interference call. No Steelers rookie had ever scored four touchdowns. No Steelers player, period, had scored four since Roy Jefferson. Jefferson did that in 1968.
Chase Claypool scored three receiving and one rushing touchdown on Sunday
The 6-4, 240-pound Claypool was electric. For 60 minutes on Sunday, he was the best player on the field. Perhaps the best in the league. It was incredible to watch.
On the day Claypool was drafted, ESPN reported that Calvin Johnson was the only receiver as big as Claypool who ever ran a faster 40-yard dash.
The WR group the #Steelers are working with is incredible. @ChaseClaypool's first ever rushing TD@Steelers @MWSNsports #HereWeGo #Pittsburgh
https://t.co/W8ud9Pxz2s— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) October 11, 2020
According to #NFL Research, @ChaseClaypool is the first Pittsburgh #Steelers rookie with a rushing TD and a receiving TD in the same game since Hall of Famer Franco Harris in 1972 #SteelerNation #HereWeGo #NFL @MWSNsports pic.twitter.com/xFSQrG7USv
— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) October 11, 2020
The third of the day for @ChaseClaypool! Have. A. Day.#Steelers #HereWeGo #SteelersNation @MWSNsports
pic.twitter.com/T6vOaAhojA— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) October 11, 2020
Absolutely unreal. His fourth touchdown of the day. The game of a lifetime for @ChaseClaypool. Claypool is the first rookie in franchise history with 4 TD in a game #PHIvsPIT #Steelers #SteelersNation #HereWeGo @Steelers @MWSNsports pic.twitter.com/OT7LvrA2sm
— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) October 11, 2020
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