With Diontae Johnson out for yesterday’s game, most, I would imagine, entered the day assuming that it would mean considerably more action for rookie wide receiver Chase Claypool. Pittsburgh Steelers fans were not paying much mind to the third-year James Washington, who actually led the team in receiving yards last year.
Ben Roethlisberger looked his way a lot on the opening couple of drives. Of his seven pass attempts, he threw in Washington’s direction four times, though only successfully completed one pass, that being a 27-yard over-the-shoulder conversion on third down. His second pass was threatening another big play, but it was a bit long.