The Steelers have played four games this season, winning them all.
And they've had a different leading receiver in each one of those games, highlighted by rookie Chase Claypool's record-breaking seven-catch, 110-yard, three-touchdown performance in a 38-29 win over the Eagles Sunday, one in which he also ran for a score.
The Steelers are only carrying five wide receivers on their active roster, but they're getting significant contributions from all five. Add in tight end Eric Ebron, himself a de facto wide receiver, and it's one of the more diverse and talented -- and most of all -- productive groups the team has had.
There's no Darrius Heyward-Bey, who is only around to help out on special teams, or Johnny Holton, a speedster who ran deep a lot but seldom caught the ball, or Ryan Switzer, who averaged 7.4 yards per catch in his two seasons with the Steelers. These guys all have big play ability.
Perhaps more importantly, there's no one receiver demanding the ball all the time. These guys have checked their egos at the door.
"The strength of our pack is the pack, and to have quality depth in guys that are capable of making plays," Mike Tomlin said following the team's win Sunday that was highlighted by Claypool's four-touchdown day. "He was just going to be the guy today. He had a good matchup, and he made some plays. It was his turn today based on a lot of things, and he was able to deliver."
You'll not blame Tomlin for wanting to keep things low-keyed with his talented rookie receiver. He's seen jealousy rear its ugly head in his receiver room in the past, as Antonio Brown took offense to JuJu Smith-Schuster being named team MVP in 2018, a situation that ended with Brown being traded away.
"I don’t think that anybody cares about their stats right now. No one is complaining," Roethlisberger said last week. "No one is coming to me. I’m not exactly playing lights out. Their stats are directly reflected from the way I play. If I’m not playing well, then their stats aren’t going to be very good.
"There’s a lot of guys who have their hand in the pile, if you will, and are making plays for us. And it seems like it’s someone different every week. We’ve got some guys that we can depend on all the time and some new guys are making plays. The ball is getting spread around. That’s what makes it fun is everybody is involved."
That seminal moment of Brown being traded has put the Steelers in a much better place with their wide receiver room.
Smith-Schuster is still with the team, and though he was quiet against the Eagles, catching four of his five targets for 28 yards, he leads the team with 21 catches to go along with three touchdown catches.
Diontae Johnson, acquired with a third-round pick the Steelers received from the Raiders for Brown, has left each of the past two games in the first half -- with a concussion and back issue -- but still has been targeted a team-high 28 times, catching 15 passes for 147 yards,
James Washington, a 2018 second-round draft pick, had three catches for 25 yards against the Eagles, two of which converted third downs into first downs. His 13 receptions are tied with Claypool for fourth on the team.
The newcomers in the group, Claypool and third-year pro Ray-Ray McCloud, signed a week into training camp, made major impacts against the Eagles.
The 6-foot-4, 238-pound Claypool, the team's second-round pick this year, was the star of the game if not the offensive star of the week in the NFL, while McCloud, who has spent time with the Bills and Panthers, broke off a 58-yard run on an end around that set the rookie up for a 5-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter. He's also given the Steelers a bump in the return game, averaging 12.5 yards per punt return and 27.4 yards on kickoffs.
"I'm looking around the receiver room, the five guys we have are playmakers," Claypool said. "You see Ray-Ray coming in, every time he touches the ball, he makes a play. I'm super excited for him because he's slowly getting into the offense and making plays, and that just adds to our depth. And then you obviously have guys like JuJu, Diontae, James Washington. All of those guys make it really exciting going into game day."
And likely make for a pretty big headache for opposing defenses.
Double one of those players and the others feast. Add in the talents of Ebron, who has 14 catches for 156 yards and a touchdown, and the Steelers are a matchup nightmare, offering big guys with speed, little guys who are shifty and everything in between.
It's a diverse passing attack.
Apparently, it's also a very loose group.
That might stem from the fact that they're all around the same age. Everyone in the group is under 25. And McCloud, the latest addition to that unit, has known Johnson and practice squad receiver Deon Cain for nearly 10 years. They all grew up in the same area in Florida and knew each other, with Cain and McCloud playing together, as well, at Clemson.
"If I had to pick one word on a day-to-day basis (to describe the wide receiver room), it's goofy," McCloud said Monday. "We have a goofy room. We have fun and we laugh. But if we feel like we're not on our craft, we'll be like, 'OK, we've got to chill and get back to work.' We're young, so you can feel that in the room. But we all come in, compete with each other, we push each other, motivate each other on the field. If we feel we can do something better, we'll talk about it in the room. But the room is great."
And they're taking that onto the field on a pretty consistent basis.
It's helped the Steelers to a 4-0 start, their first since 1979 and just the fourth 4-0 start in franchise history. The previous three times the Steelers started 4-0 -- 1979, 1978 and 1973 -- they also made the playoffs. On two of those occasions they also won the Super Bowl.
They'll put that unbeaten mark on the line next Sunday against the 4-1 Browns at Heinz Field.
"If it wasn't me, it was someone else making those plays," Claypool said after his historic performance. "That's how deep we are at receiver. I'm thankful for that, but next week it's going to be someone else's turn, and they're going to ball out, and we'll be excited for them."