The rules of making Week 10 Game picks:a) Make them before having two frozen strawberry margaritas at a Mexican joint with a colleague. b) Do them after Friday's injury report, not in the early morning on Thursday, when I'm doing them. c) About item "a" ... some picks might come after. d) Never trust a Cutler. (I kid, I kid.) e) Trust in DeMarco overseas, man.Dallas beats Jacksonville. That pick is below. What about the Niners in New Orleans? Niners. Saints' defence is more disappointing than U2 forcing its newest album on everyone. THRILLHO (@L0wfive) are we talking about the same saints defense that just shut down Aaron Rodgers and Cam Newton in back to back weeks? Addison Melancon (@A_Melancon) Yep. Great points all around. First off, will always be their coolest album. Secondly ... that defense is absolutely looking better these days. Kudos to the much-maligned Rob Ryan. Alright, as for the rest, take a gander. And as always, feel free to share your take ... is the place.Now, let's get to it!Elliot Harrison went 8-5 on , giving him a record of 84-49-1 so far this season. How will he fare in Week 10? His picks are below. Tenne see is coming off a bye, which, in theory, is a good thing ... until you realize is 1-5 coming off byes. Hey, all it takes is once, man. You know Baltimore will be ready for this game after back-to-back lo ses to AFC North rivals. quarterback might be stinking against his own division, but he's owning everyone else. When facing non-AFC North opponents, Flacco is averaging more than 9 yards per throw with 10 touchdowns against three picks. Cam Akers Jersey If the visiting are to have any shot with -- er, -- Attack, they must improve on their conversion rate on third down (29.5 percent). This game will come down to the host ' ability to protect from the pa s rush. Kansas City either sacks or knocks down opposing quarterbacks 28.3 percent of the time, which is the second-best rate in the AFC -- and Orton has been sacked on 10.8 percent of pa s plays, the most of any quarterback in the NFL. Of course, Buffalo's pa s rush is plenty stout in its own right, meaning the running backs could end up determining who wins. Give Kansas City the advantage there. I'm looking forward to this contest, as it is huge in terms of playoff positioning. Speaking of, did you know the ended the ' attempt to mount an AFL three-peat in 1966? Anyone? ? "Sneaky good game." -- He's not the best researcher for nothing, folks. The score might look a little high, considering both defenses have been balling. But will present a matchup difficulty unlike anything the have faced this season. With making trouble and likely drawing more iso coverage, there should be an opportunity for this oft-sputtering offense to get going in Detroit. Tate, by the way, is just the second player in team history to have 50 or more catches through eight games, joining ... hit me up with your answers . Miami could try to slow the down with the run game ... problem is, , as effective as he's been, , and Detroit has yielded just 593 rushing yards in eight games, the fewest allowed by the franchise since 1940. Will look like Stallone in dodging and darting his way through the trees, setting up intricate booby traps for pursuing linemen like they're Sheriff Teasle in his reversible jacket (which kind of resembled the Jags' helmets)? Or will he look like Stallone in plodding around clumsily with a body trending downward? *Trending* has become the new buzzword in sports, and it appears is finally trending upward. Not throwing the football to the other guys in ways that set them up to then sprint toward your own goal line sure helps. Jacksonville is the worst in the NFL at protecting its quarterback and is scoring 15.7 points per game. That is not a typo. </content:weekly-predictions> Plain and simple, this is a must-win for the visiting . Drop to 4 Terrell Burgess Jersey -5 and it's ki s the NFC West goodbye time. Think about San Francisco's competition. Arizona might not finish 15-1, but 11-5 is a safe bet -- to fall even that far, the Cards would have to go .500 the rest of the way. Then there are the , who have owned 's group in Seattle lately. New Orleans, meanwhile, looks hot. The offense is going, and while the Niners' defense will be an extremely tough matchup for running back , can San Francisco stop ? Not to mention (but we'll mention) the fact that New Orleans has won 20 consecutive home matchups home under , including a playoff win over the in 2011. This might be Week 10's premier contest. Will throw for 694 yards and nine touchdowns in New York this week? Will be able to make this offense look non-dysfunctional? Let's addre s the first question. I was offered in a trade while literally taping a segment for "NFL Live." is the darling of both the NFL and about a million fantasy leagues. Here's the deal: He's surpa sed 30 touchdown pa ses in a season just once in his career. He's always been a streaky player. That said, that crack defensive backfield is allowing opposing pa sers a 112.8 rating -- a huge number. If I were , I would pound and in this game, shortening up the po se sions. Much speculation over the past few weeks over 's job security. Personally, I think it's bunk (... of course, Thomas Dimitroff and Arthur Blank haven't hit me up for my opinion). If the rampant conjecture is true, this is a must-win for Atlanta. Unfortunately, the ' defense has had an awful season, ranking and . Not only do opposing quarterbacks have all day to throw, but when their receivers catch the ball, the aren't getting them down -- they've allowed 1,247 yards after the catch, most among teams that have had a bye. As for the home team, hasn't taken a step forward this season, as his pa ser rating, completion percentage, and touchdown-to-interception ratio are all slightly down -- as in, not improving. That's why Aaron Donald Jersey the Bucs' choice is . Incidentally, I expect him to play relatively well. Give McCown 17 of 24 for 260 yards, two touchdowns, an interception and maybe a fumble. Oh, and Atlanta wins. You think will be a tad bit motivated in Oakland following ? Yeah, me too -- as if he needed it. During his tenure in Denver, Manning has lit up the like no other, completing 81 -- 81! -- percent of his pa ses against them. Meanwhile, Oakland refuses to help out its quarterback with a ground attack ... call it a ground shake weight. The are averaging 65.5 rushing yards per game, the lowest mark since the 1946 . Camp Wilson led that team with 207 yards rushing. You could really stake your fortunes to Camp Wilson. Wait for it ... The have a golden opportunity to pad their lead in the NFC West and take one more step toward securing home-field advantage for the playoffs. If they beat the , they'll be 8-1 with two games left against the -- and bear in mind the fact that . The question here is this: Can St. Louis push it offensively and Matthew Stafford Jersey crack the 200-yard mark in the desert? Last week's total of 193 yards marked the lowest output by a winning team this year. All we're asking is that fling it all over the park and really go wild for a crazy total of, like, 250. Don't put the defense in a position where it has to play like the '85 again. Before you go a suming this game will be easy-peasy for the host , remember all the times we've seen 's rebound from bad circumstances and string together some unlikely wins. I still expect Seattle to take this game, given that can follow Jr. (we've seen sequences in which Sherman has switched sides rather than sticking to one side as he did earlier this season). Interesting side note: Beckham's distributor, , has thrown 13 touchdown pa ses and one interception over the past six contests -- and yet, the are 3-3 over that stretch. Now, the ' pa s defense has been fantastic over the past three weeks, allowing 179.3 pa sing yards per game. Then again, that was against , and (love Davis, though). The ' defense has been bad for weeks. They've allowed 4.5 red-zone drives per game, the most in the NFL -- and that doesn't even reflect all the scoring drives, merely those during which a play is run inside the 20. Chicago isn't just failing to stop big plays; they aren't getting them, either, as they're near the bottom of the barrel in terms of gains of 20-plus yards. Meanwhile, I anticipate Green Bay will use a lot come Sunday night. Brian Allen Jersey And I wouldn't be surprised if went off; he's 5-1 with a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 10:3 and a pa ser rating of 106.4 against the in Lambeau. Just this time, Aaron. Philadelphia wins at home Monday night, partially on the shoulders of one . Not only did he average more than three points per drive last week (on the season, averaged 1.7), but he also completed 80 percent of his pa ses with a 112.5 pa ser rating in the preseason. The ' defensive backs -- particularly and -- have been getting toasted. Carolina's defense on the whole has struggled; consider that, after giving up 21 touchdowns all last year, the have allowed 28 already in 2014. Back to Sanchez for a moment: Why is he playing better? Could it be maturity? He'll turn 28 next week. How many of you were le s obnoxious at 28 than 22? Who didn't wear and headbands right out of school before going full corporate in their late 20s? ALREADY COMPLETED: The are such friendly neighbors; they've been kind enough to drop 17 straight road games to AFC North foes since 2008. The last win came from a -led Cleveland team over a Cincinnati squad that was in the wily, bearded care of (who, at the time, was actually sporting a five o'clock shadow reminiscent of George Michael in the "Carele s Whisper" days). On that note: I've been hearing some whispers from fans and observers that is a better lead running back than , who . The former made a case for himself with 154 rushing yards last week. Cleveland's defense has improved lately -- will do that for you. But will present problems in Cincy. By the way, is the first quarterback with 200 yards in each of his first eight games since Brian Sipe in 1983. Let's hope Hoyer doesn't continue to follow in Sipe's footsteps and sign with the USFL. That would be bad. Follow Elliot Harrison on Twitter .