Le'Veon Bell avoids major knee injury

— -- An MRI did not show any ligament damage to Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell's knee, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

The source said it will be difficult for Bell to play Saturday against the Baltimore Ravens, but it will depend on how he feels.

Bell left the Steelers' 27-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night in the third quarter after taking a direct shot on his right knee and did not return.

Bell clutched his right knee after Bengals safety Reggie Nelson cut him down following a 19-yard catch, and a hush fell over Heinz Field. Bell stayed down for several minutes before jogging off the field.

Coach Mike Tomlin said after the Steelers finished 11-5 and secured the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs that Bell hyperextended his knee and did not appear to suffer a serious injury. Bell was one of the last people out of the Steelers locker room, and he had his right knee wrapped in ice and walked slowly to a cart that took him to the players' parking lot at Heinz Field.

ESPN Steelers reporter Scott Brown contributed to this report.