After the Ravens-Steelers game Thursday night for Week 2, some of the best fantasy football sleeper free agents and waiver options from those teams include Owen Daniels, Justin Forsett, Bernard Pierce, Markus Wheaton, Le'Veon Bell, Dennis Pitta and Steve Smith, as they could be factors for the rest of the season and into Week 3 as fantasy owners try and figure out where they have weak spots and they could fill solid positions on rosters.
The Ravens have a couple running backs worth picking up after what happened to Ray Rice and that situation, as Justin Forsett and Bernard Pierce have fully taken over. Pierce was expected to be the starting back for at least these two games while the Ravens waited for Rice to return, but instead he fumbled in game one and was benched for Forsett for the time behind. Pierce got back into action, but for the short term Forsett could be the better option of the two.
The Steelers did not look great on offense, but they have some very solid options moving forward and Le'Veon Bell is one of the best ones. Bell comes in after playing in 13 games last season and rushing for 860 yards and eight touchdowns and he is a dual threat, as he had over 1000 total yards last season. Bell added 45 catches for 399 yards and he is on his way to getting up to those numbers again. This season he has 168 yards and 11 catches for 136 yards and that comes after he had 59 yards in the game against the Ravens and five catches for 48 yards for another 100-plus total yards game.
Bernard Pierce and Justin Forsett are options for the Ravens and now that Ray Rice is gone, they will be the main players to keep an eye on. Last season Pierce had 436 yards rushing and he added 20 catches for 104 yards and now this season he has 113 yards and one catch for seven yards. Pierce was benched in the first game after fumbling and he had a strong game in Week 2, going for 22 rushes for 96 yards and now he could be poised to take over.
Owen Daniels and Dennis Pitta are strong TE options and Daniels comes in after a nice game, while Pitta started off Week 1 with a nice game. Daniels had two touchdowns in the game against the Steelers and Pitta already has 13 catches for 113 yards this season. Both players are solid pickups, but it could be hit and miss each week as the two split time. Wheaton is a strong pickup for the Steelers, as he has 11 catches for 135 yards and has already bested his numbers from last season.