Chase Claypool excelled in a career game that led to a Steelers victory over Tom Brady. Here is the fan reaction on Twitter.
Chase Claypool and the Pittsburgh Steelers confidently strolled into Acrisure Stadium and gutted out a tough win against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
This is the Chase Claypool we all heard stories about.
— Donny Football (@DonChed54) October 16, 2022
Claypool led the receiving unit with 7 receptions for 96 yards and became the first receiver on the team to score a touchdown.
Mitch Trubisky finds Chase Claypool in the end zone for a six-yard TD pass.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) October 16, 2022
With that throw, a Steelers receiver has a touchdown for the first time this season.
Claypool was running all over the field, getting open, and making plays after the catch. Proving Tony Romo wrong after his comments last week.
Chase Claypool has been real quarterback friendly today.
— Nick Farabaugh (@FarabaughFB) October 16, 2022
Despite a laundry list of injuries in the Steelers’ secondary, the defense held the Buccaneers to a measly 18 points. The defense only allowed one touchdown and four field goals. They deserve a ton of credit for limiting the Buccaneers offense.
Serious guts from the Steelers today. Don’t think anyone saw that coming. I certainly did not.
— Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_PGH) October 16, 2022
While the injuries in the second dairy were detrimental, the Steelers managed to win a game without their star defensive end, TJ Watt.
#Steelers get their first win without TJ Watt lol
— Josh Carney (@ByJoshCarney) October 16, 2022
Not to be overshadowed by Claypool’s performance, Devin Bush mustered up a key play that prevented the Buccaneers from scoring a 2-point-conversion which would have tied the game.
Chase Claypool and Devin Bush have made significant plays today in a positive way.
— Matt Koll (@MKoll15) October 16, 2022
We rip them a lot. Gotta give credit where it’s due.
The second-best player of the day was Mitch Trubisky, who replaced a concussed Kenny Pickett in the second half.
This is the best any Steelers QB has played all year. Mitch starts next week even if Pickett is cleared.
— Mark Madden (@MarkMaddenX) October 16, 2022
Many Twitter users were impressed by how Trubisky handled his play after everything that transpired this season.
Player of the game -- Mitch Trubisky
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) October 16, 2022
Trubisky was instrumental in getting the ball to Claypool downfield for some of his highlight reel plays.
Not sure if some people will realize Mitch Trubisky won that game.
— Gerry Dulac (@gerrydulac) October 16, 2022
What seemed like a tough stretch of opponents for the Steelers has evolved into winnable games for those with the next-man-up mentality. It is important to clarify that this mentality starts from the top of the team.
Mike Tomlin deserves credit for this win just as much as anybody on the team. He led this team against a tough opponent and coached his way to victory.
I never, ever want to hear another word about Mike Tomlin’s abilities after this one.
— Josh Carney (@ByJoshCarney) October 16, 2022
Backed into a corner, missing entire secondary against Tom Brady. Losing starting QB to a concussion. Ground out a massive win.
Elite coach. Will be for a long, long time.
A win like this provides a glimmer of hope for a team that has been decimated by injury. Despite the tough schedule and the uphill battle of a season this team will face, they can still prove us all wrong and pull out gutsy wins like this one.
Contrary to popular belief, the Pittsburgh Steelers season is not over.
— Mike Nicastro (@MikedUpSports1) October 16, 2022