Though TE Pat Freiermuth made it back from a hamstring injury a week ago, it wasn’t until this past week that he felt fully up to speed and fully integrated back into the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense. And that merely translated into a career day, catching nine passes for 120 yards.
Equally significant in his return and reintegration is the fact that it once again completed a tight end room the Steelers were very excited about going into this season. They finally felt prepared to make full use of it, running out of 13 personnel (that is, three tight ends on the field with one running back and one wide receiver) more in Sunday’s game than in the previous 10 games combined.