Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool had his best game of the season last week in the Steelers’ 20-18 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, finishing with seven catches for 96 yards and a touchdown. Mike Tomlin said that his ability to work the inner portions of the field were key in his breakout game, and Claypool succeeding between the numbers is something that could continue depending on the scheme they’re going up against.
“They were doing middle of the field open a lot, split safeties, and so they were working to minimize our guys outside, [George] Pickens and Diontae [Johnson], and that created matchup opportunities for him inside,” Tomlin said on the Mike Tomlin Show via the team’s YouTube channel.