NFL Opener Features Defending Champion Patriots vs. Short-Handed Steelers

The #NFL does the Patriots a huge favor, gives them the Le’Veon Bell-less Steelers in Week 1 –> http://t.co/zFTHvbBpT2

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 21, 2015

Ben Roethlisberger will have to throw the ball around the yard with Le’Veon Bell missing action during the NFL regular season kickoff.

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According to Yahoo! Sports, the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the New England Patriots on Thursday, Sept. 10 and the very first game of the regular season will also be the first game of Bell’s service for a drug suspension. We already have the off-field storyline and now it’s time to get anxious for some on-field NFL action.

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