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Chase Claypool: OPI Penalty Was ‘An Awful Call’, But ‘The Refs Are Not Perfect, And Neither Are We’

Chase Claypool had an awesome day on the football field today, of that there can be no doubt. It’s not that often that a player is able to score four touchdowns in a single game, let alone four touchdowns from scrimmage. His feat was the first that a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers had done it since Roy Jefferson in 1968.

One wonders, however, if it couldn’t have been five scores, were it not for an offensive holding penalty in the middle of the fourth quarter that negated what would have been a 42-yard touchdown—and which took points off the board, as Eric Ebron lost a fumble two plays later.