NFL Week 10 game picks: Bills snap Saints' streak; 49ers win! Published: Nov 09, 2017 at 05:14 AM Elliot Harrison Week 10 game picks are in -- as are many questions. It's about that time of the season when the top-shelf teams typically begin to cement their status. Some have already shown dominance, while others are about to go streaking through the quad. It's not always easy identifying the true contenders, though. And in this extraordinarily convoluted 2017 campaign, it's Giancarlo Stanton Jersey especially challenging to answer one simple question: Who's for real? Apparently, I'm not the only one struggling to find answers. Received so many inquiries regarding , thought I would get to them here ... How are the Rams ahead of the Steelers? Diane Hake (@dianehake) Thanks for checking in, Diane. The have been more consistent than almost any team in the league. Both lo ses were one-score games where the came up short in the two-minute drill. glad you are noticing the Vikings after your dismal projection at the start of the year. Peter Donnellan (@PeterD123) I had them , Peter. The Vikes -- and especially -- have surprised this year. And Mike Zimmer and Co. have done a brilliant job mitigating the lo s of . #SKOLBandit When was the last time anyone thought the and would be top two in the power rankings?!? Caleb Swope (@c21swope) My gue s: When they played in a forgotten cla sic, the 2001 NFC Championship Game, for the right to face the in XXXVI. Pretty upset that you mi sed Luke Staley on your list of Detroit RBs. Adam Newman (@dirkthunder) Got a lot of responses about . Mi sed Luke Staley. Most common thought? Jahvid Best was, well, the best of all of them. Too nice to crap teams! 49ers up after losing to a team you said theyd beat? Excuses for the Giants Browns! Viktor Me sick (@THEREDMESSICK) I have these three teams . Can't be any meaner. Maybe next week, I'll put DeVry and the University of North Texas ahead of them. Two of those teams face off this week. Sneak peek below! Although, yes, there are much better games for the football pallet. is interesting. Really looking forward to . Your take on any game is always welcome: is the place. Now, let's get to it! Chicago Bears 22, Green Bay Packers 16 win. Significant, because they have lost too many narrow games on too many narrow plays (or play ) already. For the to have a chance on the road, Mike McCarthy is going to have to let play. , Hundley let it rip downfield just once in the first half. If he throws a pick, so be it. the defense. Sure, Chicago has done the same with rookie . The difference? ' defense ' defense. Fun fact: This will be the first time since 1991 that neither nor Brett Favre starts for Green Bay versus Chicago. Mike Tomczak took snaps for the back in that December '91 contest. The ' QB on that day? Pre-khakis Jim Harbaugh. That was almost 9,500 days and a Mitsubishi Mighty Max pickup ago. Detroit Lions 26, Cleveland Browns 17 The are still too unsettled at quarterback for me to award them the road upset over the . Think Detroit will slowly (begrudgingly) run more, although Cleveland, which has in the league, has not been the easiest group to carry the ball against this season. The cool part of this matchup is the legacy between these two teams. The and played for the NFL title an unbelievable four times in the 1950s. No other two teams have met in a championship game that much in one decade. Detroit went back-to-back in 1952 and '53, but couldn't pull off the first three-peat against Paul Brown's squad in 1954. The and played again in 1957, with Detroit prevailing, 59-14. It also marked the last time the went home champions. Pittsburgh Steelers 30, Indianapolis Colts 14 This was the night matchup . wasn't available for that game, either. If you recall, did his best to keep Indy on pace with Pittsburgh, but and the ' offense were too much for the ' secondary. Not saying that Indy can't make this deal closer; rather, at some point, Pittsburgh will put everything together in a single game. Coordinator Keith Butler's defense has picked up the slack quite a bit this year. If the prevail, that will move their record in the second half of the season to 20-5 since 2014. That's why folks shouldn't freak out when this group gets off to a slow start. Jacksonville Jaguars 20, Los Angeles Chargers 17 Wei-Yin Chen Jersey Another solid Week 10 offering. The have been playing solid football for the better part of a month, although their latest entry . In order to win in Jacksonville, the Bolts must run the rock, whether it's with or , whom many folks are high on. Ekeler has averaged 5.5 yards per carry while showing he has hands. The Jags' secondary has been legit, or lit, depending on your age. They're No. 1 in and . Jacksonville is also allowing 14.6 points per game. Since 1994, 26 teams have allowed le s than 15 points per game over the course of a season. All made the playoffs. Buffalo Bills 23, New Orleans Saints 21 Tough game to call between two teams that have enjoyed more succe s than most league observers anticipated in the preseason. The are 6-2, the 5-3. Both of the defenses rank . Those units will be key -- as will turnovers. doesn't turn the ball over much. hasn't of late, after to sing a handful of picks in back-to-back games last month. Thus, I'm not looking for high-flying football at Ralph's House this weekend. Lots of Shady, and heavy doses of . Cool fact: The have won six straight after losing their first two games. In the era, only two other teams have pulled that off: the 2007 and 1993 . There is something special about those two teams, but I can't remember New York Jets 26, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18 Don't know what to make of either of these teams. How are the this good? How are the Bucs 2-6? Well, the latter group has struggled on defense all season, with being no different, as the piled up 407 yards against Tampa. New York has resurrected the careers of and whilst developing young players like , and . Heck, they've even gotten some good football out of . And -- -- this is the . I remember Jets-Bucs from when I was a kid. They oddly played each other two years in a row. In 1984, Tampa beat New York in John McKay's last game as head coach, behind Steve DeBerg. The Bucs made up for it the next Martin Prado Jersey year by losing 62-28 to Al Toon and Co. That score is not a misprint. Washington Redskins 20, Minnesota Vikings 17 Oh, boy -- this is a good game. The have been solid all season, riding a championship-level defense and a quarterback who won't give the game away. The have stayed afloat with gutsy quarterback play and timely -- if not dominant -- defense. Both teams also have made no excuses for injuries. At some point, is going to have to make plays to win the game for Minnesota. Speaking of, another Minnesota backup played in one of the biggest games in franchise history, in Washington, some 30 years ago. It was a game that carried major historical implications, too. But before you go, here is your weird note courtesy of , who may or may not be binge-watching "Stranger Things": ' career pa ser rating in November is 112.2, the NFL's highest in that month since he entered the league in 2012. I have no idea what that means. You're welcome. Tenne see Titans 27, Cincinnati Bengals 23 This feels like the kind of game the would win to get their fans' hopes up -- but I'm going with the . In theory, Cincinnati receiver should be due for a big rebound after , as Tenne see's secondary has struggled much of the season. Also a concern for the Titans: the dwindling running game, which has put up 86, 69, 168, 80 and 71 rushing yards over the last five games. The big number there came thanks to a last-minute run from . The bread and butter of Mike Mularkey's attack -- the running backs -- have carried a bit of crusty mold lately. With that thought, the have not won four consecutive games since 2009, when they ripped off five straight. rushed for yards over that stretch. CJ2K, man. Los Angeles Rams 34, Houston Texans 17 The get a garbage touchdown when decides to play loose (down multiple scores in the fourth quarter). Houston is another Wade Phillips place of employment, three times over. Phillips was defensive coordinator under Gary Kubiak. Philips also coached linebackers for the Houston Oilers under his Dad, Bum. (You can see Phillips screaming "He's in!!!" at , in brilliant Oilers gear no le s.) And Wade actually got his start in coaching as a grad a sistant at the University of Houston, where he had been a three-year starter at linebacker. The ' defense morphed into a different unit in the second half , and for the most part, it hasn't looked back since Jose Fernandez Jersey . Historical note: The 2017 have improved their scoring by 18.9 points per game -- which, if that stands, would eclipse the 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs and the 1950 New York Yanks for the biggest improvement in league history. That Bulldogs squad was hell on wheels in fantasy. Dallas Cowboys 26, Atlanta Falcons 24 Going to stick with the , even with the news that . The concern, though, is that and came out of last week's game limping. Bryant's knee has been bothering him this week. Add to that a desperate team, at least in the sense that Atlanta hasn't played well since . Thus, this game will be quite close. must be on-point, because will face a front seven with healthy. That's made all the difference for Rod Marinelli's defense, and it will more so if and the RB company can help the sustain long drives. has 10.5 sacks, most in the NFC, while has tacked on six in four games. San Francisco 49ers 16, New York Giants 13 To think that there was a time when this was the premier matchup in the NFL. This one is an excit- ... No, I can't do it. Can't sell this baby unle s plays -- then we have . Tell you what, though: One of the most anticipated prime-time games of my lifetime was at , Monday Night Football, 1990. Both teams had just lost their first game of the season in the previous week, entering the marquee matchup with identical 10-1 records. The Niners would win a defensive struggle, 7-3, with Phil Simms and Ronnie Lott exchanging heated words afterward. Both teams were so good that they met a month later in the NFC Championship Game at Candlestick. Big Blue -- with Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin -- moved on to XXV. That was a loaded team, too. These teams aren't loaded. But is about to tie his brother, Derrick Brooks and Ronde Barber for the fourth-most consecutive starts in NFL history (208). New England Patriots 24, Denver Broncos 16 Think you'll see another fine performance this weekend. You'll also see a rebound from the ' defense. First Brady, who is enjoying an MVP season once again, even if his succe s bores fans. Wrote about him in , because I'm not sure people realize how absurdly effective he has been at age 40. The defenders have a tall task, but I think they'll be up to the challenge the present. Miami Marlins Jersey Will produce points? It'll help if game situation doesn't remove the RBs from playing much of a role (like ). Fun fact: Did you know is 7-9 lifetime against the ? Yes, that's the only team he's below .500 against. Carolina Panthers 29, Miami Dolphins 17 Would give the confusing 30 points, but not sure they can score that much. You know the won't sniff that against Carolina's defense. Typically, 350 yards is a productive game from an offense. Carolina hasn't eclipsed that total in over a month, and only twice all season. That's OK, because if the ' production is subpar, Miami's output is putrid. The are and . There are 32 teams in the league. Think Ron Rivera's defense will control the flow of the game, even if and Co. looked vastly improved . Fun fact: has caught 54 pa ses this season, more than any other rookie RB through his first nine games since the merger. His 2.86 yards per carry is slightly le s impre sive. THURSDAY NIGHT'S GAME Seattle Seahawks 20, Arizona Cardinals 14 Remember ? Both defenses slugged it out in Arizona for five quarters, with the icing on the cake being really bad kicking. Maybe I got the reference wrong. A lot of people were wrong about that game. The constant stops kept the audience involved, wondering which defense would break first. Yet, afterward, Twitter derided the 6-6 tie. You know, if the final score isn't 35-34, it's not good football anymore. Not anticipating a track meet this time around, either. QB must test the deep, or will creep up. Who can't wait to see a full-tilt Adrian Peterson-Chancellor sandwich? Wait, that came out wrong. You know what I meant. By the way, has more rushing yards (271) than any other Seahawk. He would be the fifth quarterback since the merger to lead his team in that category. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.