1 reason every NFL team can win the Super Bowl

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a state of flux. They had been relying on a good defense while the offensive line was built and new receivers were trained. Now it seems the defense is about to get a reboot while the offense wins games.

The one thing which stood out to anyone watching the loss to the Baltimore Ravens in last season’s playoffs was how critical Le’Veon Bell was to the team.

What a different game that might have been with Bell, who had been on fire at the end of the season. But he got hurt during a Week 17 win over the Bengals and couldn’t play against Baltimore in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs.

Of course, Bell is still rehabbing the knee injury which ended his season, and is going to be suspended for the first three games of the season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. That’s going to throw off the start of his season and hopefully the Steelers can avoid any loss of momentum without him, so they aren’t behind the eight-ball when he returns.

Bell is a workhorse who can break off a big play at any time, but is also able to get the hard yards you need in short yardage situations. The Steelers relied on him late last year and would have in the playoffs again.

This season, if Bell can stay healthy (and out of trouble) the team will ride him again, perhaps all the way to the Super Bowl.

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