Pittsburgh Steelers: 3 Bold predictions vs. Packers in Week 12
By Donnie Druin
2. Le’Veon Bell Scores Hat Trick
The duo of Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown can be seen as the best RB-WR duo in the league. Just a week after Brown went ate 10 receptions for 144 yards and three touchdowns, it’s only fair if Bell matches that performance.
Tallying only five touchdowns on the season so far, Bell’s work has been felt in practically everywhere but the end-zone. Despite not reaching pay dirt as often as he would like, he currently leads the league in rushing yards (886), overall carries (232) and second in receptions by running backs (49). Bell is a workhorse that can do damage in many different ways, posing a problem for defenses across the league.
The Packers defense can be described as many things, yet “bad” is not one of them. In most games the defense has been hung out to dry by a struggling offense. Statistically speaking, Green Bay’s defense stays within the middle of the pack in most categories. However some would venture to call them slow at linebacker, a problem when running into a player with the capabilities of Le’Veon.
Green Bay has yet to play a running back used as efficiently as Bell. Not to mention the likes of Antonio Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster to worry about in the passing attack as well. Bell has been relatively quiet in his scoring this year, and is almost due to for another big performance. After a holiday where heavy eating is done across the country, it’s only right the best in the business eats on the field as well.