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Key Match-Up: Le'Veon Bell vs. Patriots Defense

Usually, a running back's defensive match-up would be an opposing team's front seven. But with Bell and how versatile he can be as a runner and as a receiver, it will involve the entire Patriots defense in order to keep his impact to a minimum. The New England Patriots (5-1) travel to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers (4-2) in what many had hoped to be a clash of possibly the two best teams in the AFC. Unfortunately, with the injury to Ben Roethlisberger, this match-up loses a bit of shine. Nevertheless, the Steelers are not without dangerous players on their offense that have the ability to give the Patriots defense a run for their money.