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Pittsburgh to rely on Le’Veon Bell in Monday Night Football vs. Chargers

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Here comes Le’Veon Bell.

And here he comes again.,

Bell, the talented running back from the Pittsburgh Steelers, figures to be the key figure when the Steelers play the San Diego Chargers on Monday night football. After all, the Steelers are without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and Bell is coming off a 123-yard effort against a Baltimore team that hadn’t allowed a 100-yard rusher in 29 games.

But it’s more than that. The Chargers’ defense is second in the NFL agaisnt the pass, but only 29th against the run. That gives Pittsburgh a obvious way to increase its record to 3-2 on the season.

The Chargers will try to offset that attack with their own passing attack, which is second in the NFL with 309 yards per game. Tight end Antonio Gates returns from a PED suspension. He has caught 74 career touchdown passes from Phillip Rivers, making them the top quarteback-tight end combination in NFL history.

Rivers is coming off a 358-yard, three-touchdown performance against Cleveland. He leads the NFL with 1,248 passing yards and has a 70.7 yard completion percentage.

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