Saints-Steeers fantasy projections, Week 13: Drew Brees, Mark Ingram, Antonio Brown all over the radar

The Week 13 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers features its share of dynamic offensive weapons on both sides of the ball. We've got the fantasy projections for you courtesy of numberFire.

Quarterback Drew Brees put up some big numbers against the Baltimore Ravens last week. He threw for a season-high 420 passing yards to go with three touchdowns. Those numbers sure did outweigh the single interception he tossed, making it absolutely delightful afternoon for his fantasy owners. Brees will look to string together two straight solid performances against a Steelers' defense that ranks in the middle of the pack in terms of giving up points to fantasy quarterbacks.

When Brees and his receiving corps need some help, running back Mark Ingram should see the lion's share of the carries. Last week was an all-around difficult game for Ingram. Not only was he stopped at the goal line on three occasions on the team's opening drive, was also limited to just 11 carries in a game where the Saints had to rely on the pass to keep things moving. Fantasy owners should not let that discourage them from using him in the lineup this week against the Steelers, however, as Ingram should exceed 20 carries in the game, which is what he's been used to this year.

With LeGarrette Blount moving on to a fresh start with the New England Patriots, the Steelers' backfield now officially belongs solely to Le'Veon Bell. Bell has earned that privilege after the sophomore back ran for a career-high 204 yards against the Tennessee Titans prior to the team's bye week. Bell is an elite pass catcher and is in the midst of realizing his full potential. His arrival is perfect timing for fantasy owners who drafted him and the Saints aren't exactly the most intimidating team to run on. Those two factors together and is easy to see why Bell could be in for a big day in Week 13.

He will no doubt be aided by arguably the best all-around wide receiver in fantasy football, Antonio Brown. Brown caught 9-of-11 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown against the Titans. He has now caught at least seven passes in six straight games. Fantasy owners would be hard-pressed to find another wide receiver who exemplifies consistency this year more so than Brown. Of course, the Saints are known more for their offense than their defense, so in a game featuring two quarterbacks who have broken some pretty impressive touchdown records in their careers, Brown is as surefire a starter as there is in all of football right now.