Pittsburgh Steelers

Le'Veon Bell shattered multiple records in historic game vs. Bills

Published Dec. 14, 2016 8:38 a.m. ET

Cameron DaSilva

Due to the emergence of David Johnson, Ezekiel Elliott and Jay Ajayi, Pittsburgh's Le’Veon Bell sometimes gets pushed aside when talking about the league's best running backs. It’s safe to say that shouldn't happen.

Bell turned in a historic performance against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, carrying the Steelers to a 27-20 victory. He rushed for 236 yards, which is the most in franchise history. The previous high was 223 by Willie Parker.

Additionally, that’s the highest total ever allowed by the Bills. Ricky Williams rushed for 228 against Buffalo in 2002.

The shifty back also added 62 yards receiving, giving him 298 from scrimmage for the game. Bell scored all three of Pittsburgh's touchdowns.

He’s already on a historic pace, racking up the most yards from scrimmage in a player’s first 10 games of a season.

To further put into perspective how outstanding his Sunday performance was, he made history as the first player with 220 rushing yards, 60 receiving yards and at least three touchdowns.

The Bills (and the snow) were no match for a motivated Le'Veon Bell.

Le'Veon Bell has set a team record for the most rushing yards in a game with 224 and counting. pic.twitter.com/DPrZGuTqaK
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 11, 2016

298 all-purpose yards for Le'Veon Bell, 236 rushing, most ever against #Bills in single game.
— Chris Brown (@ChrisBrownBills) December 11, 2016

Most Scrimmage Yds - Player's 1st 10 Gms of Season
1963 Jim Brown 1,704
2016 Le'Veon Bell 1,616
1975 O.J. Simpson 1,609@EliasSports pic.twitter.com/xUQkbpgOEP
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 11, 2016