The Steelers (1-4) have now lost four straight, their longest skid since opening the 2013 season 0-4. Buffalo opened the scoring on the third snap from scrimmage with Josh Allen hitting Gabe Davis with a 98-yard touchdown pass in a first half in which the Bills rolled to a 31-3 lead. The trouble wasn't how the game ended, but how it began. “I’m going to keep playing until the last play of the game.” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin called Pickett’s response “appropriate,” but wouldn’t say much else about the fracas, or the play that led to it. “I felt like he went after my knee after I tried to throw it,” Pickett said. The Steelers rookie quarterback had to be separated from defensive end Shaq Lawson after Pickett took issue with a low hit while he was throwing a pass outside the pocket. Pickett exhibited his frustration and competitive fire late in the fourth quarter of a 38-3 loss at Buffalo on Sunday. The injury-depleted Steelers defense, however, couldn’t withstand an offensive onslaught from the Buffalo Bills. (AP) - Kenny Pickett showed he could take some licks and stand up for himself in his NFL starting debut. If Minnesota had any sort of clock management the Steelers would have stayed two scores away from them the entire second half, and Claypool’s mistake would be irrelevant.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. Also, they had no business being in the game anyways after they started the game down 29-0. Not all of this loss can be put on Chase, however, as the Steelers still had a chance to win the game at the end and rookie tight end Pat Friermuth was not able to hold onto the ball. In a game that the Steelers needed to win to increase their AFC wild-card chances, Claypool’s blunder may end up being significant in the long run. He cannot be so unaware of the clock that he is a liability to his entire football team moving forward. That means that this situation is not just one him, as he needs to be mentally conditioned to be in situations like from the Steelers coaches and he also should have been reminded of it on the sideline and in the huddle.Ĭlaypool will need to take this terrible mistake and use it as a learning moment. It is absolutely impossible to fathom the notion that Claypool knew the time on the clock and still continued to celebrate, meaning he did not know what was going on. So dumb, so clueless /cy7wSkv4XEĬhase Claypool celebrating a 9 yard catch with 36 seconds on the clock /opJvLSdTLxĬhase Claypool celebrating a catch with his team around him trying to get in formation with no timeouts and seconds ticking off the clock was art. That would have given the Steelers 1 more play… 1 more shot to tie it up Claypool was not spared on social media, as he was instantly taken to task by:Ĭhase Claypool cost the Steelers AT LEAST 5 seconds posing & pointing The play put a damper on what had been one of Claypool’s best games as he had nine catches for 98 yards on the night. The awful display of awareness gave the Steelers one less chance in the red zone and they lost the game 36-28. Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Chase Claypool had a very good game on Thursday, up until the final drive when he cost his team a play and possibly two when he decided that it was best to celebrate when his team was in the hurry-up offense.
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