Chase Claypool wasted no time bursting onto the scene with the Pittsburgh Steelers as the rookie receiver from Notre Dame was an immediate part of the offense starting in Week 1.
And that high starting point has only grown as the year has gone on for the now 9-0 Steelers after Claypool scored another pair of touchdowns on Sunday in a 36-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
The first came with the Steelers leading 22-7 late in the third quarter and pretty much put things out of reach.
Threw it where only @ChaseClaypool could get it 💪
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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) November 15, 2020
Roughly nine minutes later in the action Claypool was found again by Ben Roethlisberger for another score to extend the lead to the eventual final score, 36-10.
Always open 💪@_BigBen7 | @ChaseClaypool
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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) November 16, 2020
Claypool’s two touchdowns give him nine total scores on the year, good for a tie for the third most in the entire NFL as he trails only Dalvin Cook and Tyreek Hill in total touchdowns scored.
Claypool helped Notre Dame win their final six games of the 2019 season and has helped Pittsburgh win their first nine games of 2020. The last game he played was over a full calendar year ago when the Irish fell in blowout fashion at Michigan in late October.