It probably goes without saying that the Pittsburgh Steelers are a better football team when they have Le’Veon Bell healthy and on the field. In fact, I’m sure it does.
However, you might not know exactly how important he is for Pittsburgh’s offense.
According to Matt Silva at Rotoworld, the Steelers have played without Bell in five games over the last two years (including the playoffs) and they’ve lost them all while averaging a measly 16 points per game:
Per @evansilva: Including playoffs & reg season, #Steelers have played 5 games wo L Bell over past 2 years.