Pittsburgh Steelers Rumors: Martavis Bryant, Antonio Brown, Le'Veon Bell Best Fantasy Start Options for Ben Roethlisberger Week 12

Nov 17, 2014 01:36 PM EST
Martavis Bryant #10 of the Pittsburgh Steelers
Martavis Bryant #10 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates his second quarter touchdown with Antonio Brown #84 against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field on November 2, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "

The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to rebound Monday night against the Titans after a loss to the NY Jets and for fantasy football owners, Martavis Bryant, Antonio Brown, Le'Veon Bell and Heath Miller are some of the top names to start for Ben Roethlisberger as the team plays against Tennessee for the finale of the Week 12 schedule on MNF.

Bryant has been lighting it up lately and behind Brown, he is the top receiver to start over Markus Wheaton. Both Wheaton and Bryant have played well this season, but Bryant is developing into a great weapon and he has been getting consistent targets from Roethlisberger over the last few games and he could breakout in a big way. Bell is always a strong starter and along with LeGarrette Blount the rushing attack could be very effective against the Titans.

Roethlisberger had record games two weeks in a row before running into the Jets and now he is eager to bounce back after the upset loss to NY. Antonio Brown has been one of the most impressive players in football this season and he could continue that against the Titans on Monday night. At the TE position, Miller is always worth a look, as he is one of the favorite targets for Roethlisberger and the Titans have been giving up points this season to the TE spot.

Brown has been excellent this season and he already has 79 catches for 1070 yards and eight TDs for the Steelers. All fantasy owners should obviously start Brown this week and he comes in after catching eight balls for 74 yards against the Jets in the last game. Brown has been killing it this year and he doesn't have a game this season where he has had fewer than five catches and over the past three weeks he has 29 receptions and three TDs.

The Steelers had won three straight games before losing to the Jets and they scored over 40 points in two straight and 30 in three straight, but against NY they had just 13. Roethlisberger tossed six TDs in that game against the Colts and then went for another great game against the Ravens and now the team is looking to bounce back heading into the bye week.

The Steelers have a tough schedule to end the season and they come out of the bye week against the Saints before playing the Bengals. The team has the Atlanta Falcons on the road and then against the Chiefs and Bengals at home for the final matchups. The Steelers have a clear shot at the playoffs and now they are looking to bounce back for a win after the loss to the Jets. 

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