Leaning on Sam Darnold’s arm among 4 keys to Jets’ offense against Steelers

Sam Darnold’s performance typically ties directly to the Jets offense’s ability to score points this season.

Give Le’Veon at least 20 carries

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Adam Gase gave Bell 21 carries Thursday night against the Ravens, which matched his season-high from Week 2.

Bell turned his touches into a season-high 87 rushing yards against the fifth-best run defense in the league. The Jets should go back to that strategy, especially since the offense looked a lot more dynamic with Bell running well. He’ll have added incentive against the team that refused to meet his contractual demands as well.

The Steelers don’t boast as good of a run defense as the Ravens, but they’ve never allowed a single rusher to eclipse 100 yards in a game and only allow teams to rush for an average of 103.2 yards per game. Coincidentally, they did just give up 21 rushes for 87 yards to Bills rookie running back Devin Singletary, but that’s only the fifth time all season they allowed a back to rush for at least 70 yards in a game. 

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