Last year's playoffs with a healthy LeVeon Bell

[Tibs]

I'm curious to see how you guys think it would have played out...


* I think the matchup would have been Steelers @ Broncos had we beat the Ravens...

 

[deljzc]

Why can't I vote?

 

[freak]

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[Tibs]

Why can't I vote?

Hmm, it seemed to have worked for me...

 

[Coach]

Why can't I vote?

Goodell baned voting.

 

[LeXX75]

this poll will tarnish the shield ..

 

[In Ben We Trust]

Nobody runs on the Ravens. Bell's impact would have been through the air but to be honest, Ben did not have a good game and I'm not sure if anyone could have made up the difference. The Ravens were the better team that day.

 

[oicu8ad]

this poll will tarnish the shield ..

That's what she said.

 

[Bigappleyinzer]

Why can't I vote?

Apparently you have to be a paying member on SN.com to participate in polls now.

 

[slashsteel]

Nobody runs on the Ravens. Bell's impact would have been through the air but to be honest, Ben did not have a good game and I'm not sure if anyone could have made up the difference. The Ravens were the better team that day.

Bell's receiving ability was sorely missed. I am not ready to say the rats would have won with Bell on the field.

I think the Steelers would have at least beat the rats with him, but of course it is purely speculation.

 

[steelerscotty]

Nobody runs on the Ravens. Bell's impact would have been through the air but to be honest, Ben did not have a good game and I'm not sure if anyone could have made up the difference. The Ravens were the better team that day.

I don't totally disagree but i do think that having Bell in pass protection and as safety valve receiver may have changed the way the game played out.

 

[SteelerFan448]

The Ravens had their way with the Steelers that game, same result IMO.

 

[Steelerfan]

B.........

 

[Max Power]

The mind set was such that it was without Bell. No way to know how it would have gone had we been blessed with his services in that game.

 

[jitter77]

The steelers lost that game before they stepped onto the field. The game plan was horrible and they did not seem to play with much heart. Bell would have made them physically better, but it is hard to say what their mind set would have been like. The steelers were manhandled if they played like they did without bell the outcome would be the same

 

[Irv24]

I hate to say it but the Steeler offensive line got a beat-down that day. Having Bell would have helped but I think the result would have been the same. A Steelers loss.

 

[BAS]

I hate to say it but the Steeler offensive line got a beat-down that day. Having Bell would have helped but I think the result would have been the same. A Steelers loss.

I think it would have come down to last minute heroics from either team to win, but it would have been a more evenly matched game.

You can play the 'Ravens had Steelers number' in that game, but there's no doubt in my mind that the Ravens D would have been less aggressive if the threat of Bell as a rusher and receiver was still viable.

 

[Drink IRON City]

I think it would have come down to last minute heroics from either team to win, but it would have been a more evenly matched game.

You can play the 'Ravens had Steelers number' in that game, but there's no doubt in my mind that the Ravens D would have been less aggressive if the threat of Bell as a rusher and receiver was still viable.

THIS ^^^^ ...................... Bell would have made a B-I-G difference, both mental and physical. Win STEELERS.


Salute the nation

 

[Steelerfan81]

I think we would've lost to the Pats in NE.

 

[sullysezso71]

steelers would have shocked the world

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

The ravens have nobody who can defend Bell as a receiver. It totally changes the whole gameplan for them. Ben threw 6 TDs vs the Ravens earlier in the year and a big reason why was the Ravens were worried about Bell as a receiver.

The playoff game was a 1 TD game until late. The key play was an INT on a ball intended for Ben Tate that gave the Ravens the ball at the Steeler 26. They scored and it was game over.

I think the steelers win easily with Bell.