Bell targeted less in the passing game

A lot of this falls on Gase’s game planning, but Bell wasn’t targeted nearly as often in the passing game as he was in Pittsburgh. Bell only saw 78 targets in 2019, which was his fewest since his rookie season (without counting his injured year). 

He averaged 101 targets in the three other seasons in Pittsburgh and averaged 81 catches for 708 yards with those targets. In New York, Bell finished with 66 receptions for 461 yards. His targets also dipped dramatically as the season progressed. After averaging eight targets per game between Weeks 1-5, Bell averaged only 3.8 the rest of the season.