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Fantasy Footnotes: Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown shoulder the load for Steelers

Every gameday during the regular season, theScore's fantasy editors recap the most important news and notes from around the league. 

Le'Veon Bell is a dual threat

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell is just as potent in the passing game as he is on the ground. 

Bell had 145 yards from scrimmage on Monday and 88 of those came on eight catches.

He also had a receiving score to give him his second touchdown of the season. 

Antonio Brown can do it all

Steelers receiver Antonio Brown had a touchdown called back after a review, but he made up for it in a unique way.

Brown threw for a touchdown on a gadget play and added nine receptions for 90 yards. 

Defenses simply have no answer for his quickness. 

Other Notable Fantasy Lines

Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Steelers
23-of-33 for 265 yards, 2 TDs
Roethlisberger is capitalizing on a lot of high-percentage throws right now and having Bell's run after catch skills certainly helps. 

Markus Wheaton, WR, Steelers
0 catches for 0 yards
Wheaton was only targeted twice and with Martavis Bryant and Lance Moore catching touchdowns, he might not have much left in this offense. 

Arian Foster, RB, Texans
20 carries for 102 yards, 4 catches for 13 yards,  1 TD
Foster had a huge first quarter, but he couldn't add to it substantially because the Texans fell behind. He had a garbage-time score that will make his owners happy, though. 

Andre Johnson, WR, Texans
5 catches for 77 yards
He's still tough to cover at 33 years old. 

DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Texans
6 catches for 108 yards
It's not quite a changing of the guard yet with Johnson, but it's clear Hopkins will soon be the Texans top option. 

Waiver Wire

Martavis Bryant, WR, Steelers
He had a 35-yard touchdown and Roethlisberger took a few shots his way down the field. It was his first week active so his role should only expand going forward. 

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