Fantasy football projections, Week 15: Steelers-Bengals featuring Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, Tyler Eifert, more

The Week 15 matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals features one team with Super Bowl aspirations against another simply playing out the string. We’ve got the fantasy projections courtesy of numberFire.

Running back Le’Veon Bell practically single-handedly willed his fantasy owners and his team to victory in Week 14. He rushed for 236 yards on a season-high 38 carries and accounted for all three of Pittsburgh’s touchdowns in Buffalo. He added another 62 yards on four catches in the passing game. It was a snowy afternoon and Bell seemed to have a better footing than anyone else on the field. He’ll be a top performer in Week 15 even though the Bengals have held running backs to less than 81 rushing yards in each of the last five games. Nobody should even be looking at Bell’s projections. The postseason is the perfect time to ride the hot hand anyway.

When Bell does require a breather, he will have arguably the best receiver in the league on his side. That would be Antonio Brown, of course. Like the rest of the players on the field last week, Brown was mostly a spectator thanks to Bell. However, Brown was still targeted 11 times in the game and caught five passes for 78 yards. He has now seen double-digits in targets in nine out of 13 games this season. With his talent, the team around him, and the volume of opportunities, Brown always has a shot at being the top fantasy receiver of the week. Week 15 is no exception.

Wide receiver A.J. Green returned to practice prior to Sunday’s game. It’s still unknown whether or not he’ll play. Whether he does or doesn’t, teammate and tight end Tyler Eifert will be a good fantasy option against the Steelers. With Green watching from the sidelines, Eifert has managed to put together 12 catches for 141 yards and four touchdowns in the last three weeks combined. That said, his value will obviously be higher if Green misses the game. Fantasy owners will likely take the chance and start Eifert in Week 15. It’s hard to bet against him topping his projections given how hot he is right now.

Aside from Green and Eifert, running back Jeremy Hill likely has the highest floor going into the game against the Steelers. He owes fantasy owners a strong performance against Pittsburgh. That’s because he managed just 59 total yards against the Steelers back in Week 2. Fortunately, he’s found the end zone via the ground game in back-to-back weeks. Last week, he finished with 111 yards against the Cleveland Browns, marking just the second time this season that Hill has surpassed 100 yards rushing. He may not get over 100 yards against Pittsburgh, but only three teams have given up more fantasy points to running backs than the black and gold. That’s good news for Hill’s fantasy owners.