Steelers Tight End Vance McDonald Delivered A Perfect Stiff Arm On A 75-Yard Touchdown

Prior to Monday night’s match-up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vance McDonald was enjoying a rather anonymous 2018 season. The Steelers tight end had only three catches for 26 yards and, over the course of his career, the 28-year-old McDonald has always been a supporting piece.

However, McDonald thrust himself into the spotlight in a hurry during the Week 3 clash, as he pulverized Buccaneers defensive back with a vicious stiff arm on the way to a 75-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

McDonald finished the catch and run by taking advantage of (very) open terrain but, before that, he delivered a memorable blow to Conte to create that separation.

Given the auspicious start to the campaign for the Steelers, any kind of contribution from an unlikely source could be quite useful and McDonald is certainly an off-the-radar figure. On this play, though, his contributions jumped off the screen and, in the end, the 75-yard touchdown catch might be the difference between the Steelers snatching a much needed victory or ceding another disappointing loss.

Regardless, Vance McDonald executed a very cool play on the massive stage that is Monday Night Football and Chris Conte has enjoyed better moments in his career.