Today’s game will be the first meaningful one in the regular season since the beginning of Le’Veon Bell’s career that the Pittsburgh Steelers will have to go into the contest without either their featured runner or an accomplished backup.
After missing his first three games as a rookie in 2013, Bell started and played the next 29 over his first two seasons. By the year after that, DeAngelo Williams was in place to fill in during his suspensions and injuries. Last year, Bell was healthy all season, and it was only a meaningless finale that gave Stevan Ridley the opportunity to start.