Teeth-grinding time in the NFL. Wear your retainer.We are heading into the final three-game stretch of the season, with teams fighting for playoff positioning and the fringe squads hoping to go on a miracle run ... and maybe get a little help along the way. The biggest matchups in terms of postseason relevance would have to be , and in the AFC. Speaking of Dallas, the NFC East has three important games to further sort out the , and . Ham Sandwich Kelly (@KellyGallie) Not sure what to do with this. st louis cardinals LOL Mr Kla sy Breeze (@kla sybreeze) Would you believe we received two votes for the St. Louis ? What are the chances?As for the rest of the Week 15 slate, and teams that actually aren't defunct, see below. Feel free to let me know if I got it right or wrong as you see fit ... is the place.Now, let's get to it!Elliot Harrison went 9-7 on D'Angelo Russell Jersey , giving him a record of 124-84 so far this season. How will he fare in Week 15? His picks are below. knows his role, the defense continues to roll, Kansas City rolls over the . Now, we should warn you that this week. OK, so back to the . Look for the pa s rush -- led by -- to make whoever plays at quarterback panic. Kansas City will look to surpa s the 40-sack mark this weekend -- but one of the strengths of this struggling team has been pa s protection (they've allowed just 20 sacks all season). Interesting, by the way, that people think of the as a plodding offense. They might not have been prolific , but overall they lead the NFL in points scored off quick-strike drives (those that take fewer than four plays). Buffalo wins on the road in Washington. The truly qualify as a desperate football team, and we expect the defense to show up. , Rex Ryan's defense allowed the to convert 50 percent of their third downs. They will have to contain , who has been brilliant at home. In case you're wondering, Cousins has been steady on third down for the most part, to sing eight touchdowns against five interceptions. , he killed the on pro football's most important down, posting an exemplary 143.1 pa ser rating in those situations. As for Buffalo, needs to use his mobility again, especially if he doesn't go through all of his reads. And instead of meekly running to his locker, maybe can humbly run for 125 yards. That would be nice work. in Indy for a Houston team that is still better defensively than a squad that has allowed 96 points the last two weeks. Sure, one of those scores came on a defensive touchdown off a turnover, and two came on punt returns -- but what about the other 76 points? In a matchup of backup quarterbacks, Yates is not nece sarily the weak link. He completed a couple of big throws against , the last time anyone was able to beat New York. Oh, and , Yates delivered a win with after being thrust into the lineup against the in Cincinnati. Perhaps you ascertained from the final score that I don't see this as a trap game for New England. With a healthy and , this offense can fire on almost cylinders. The team , meaning and must be load bearers. The latter should get plenty of carries. White, meanwhile, has had his -esque moments in the pa sing game. While the ' defense was competitive earlier in the season, the unit has been ripped the last three weeks, allowing , and to post pa ser ratings of 117.2, 134.5 and 108.9, respectively. Over the last seven games, opposing QBs have a combined pa ser rating of 114.5 against Tenne see. Now enter . The New York Football win a very big game. It's obviously never easy picking against an undefeated team. The 13-0 have been the best squad in the NFL. The question is whether they can keep it up for the entire season. After playing several close games early on, Carolina has been blowing teams out as of late, winning their last five games with an average margin of victory of 21 points -- but that's not happening here. Though the precise way to go after the is through the air, the strength of the ' offense is not the pa sing attack. On the other hand, -- New York's best player, at least outside of -- faces a premier corner in . Who gets the best of that battle might determine the outcome of this game. The have very quietly been running the rock, to the tune of 56 rushing attempts over the last two games. That opens up the field for Manning, who will most a suredly be looking at Reuben Randle and Sunday. Boy was Manning hot . With , the ' safety duo must play cohesively. Offensively, look for Carolina tight end to be effective. Can't wait to watch this contest. Minnesota puts a tight hold while staying relevant in the NFC North. The defense should be enough against an up-and-down offense, especially after getting some key defensive players back. , took advantage of single coverage to and set up a win. The , on the other hand, failed to answer when dropped a key Kelan Martin Jersey pa s on the final Chicago po se sion. Minnesota can't hope for a repeat of the latter, but getting Diggs involved again makes a whole lot of sense. Diggs has posted a mere 65 receiving yards over the last three weeks. He hasn't had a 100-yard game since Week 7 and no touchdowns since that Week 8 score in Chicago. Jacksonville's offense is hot right now. It can't afford a letdown after . The are in the thick of the AFC South race despite their le s-than-sterling 5-8 record, following . Meanwhile, the are the coldest team in pro football, particularly on offense, where they simply can't put any points on the board. , they were shut out, but even in the previous six games, they struggled to get into the end zone. Far and away the biggest i sue for Atlanta has been giveaways, of which the team has a whopping 26. You do not want to give the Jacksonville offense any short fields to work with, as has made teams pay by way of and all season. Those two have combined for 20 touchdown receptions, with each averaging more than 16 yards per catch. Gorgeous uni matchup right here. Green Bay whites win the day over the cla sic black. This matchup harkens back to II, when these teams wore the same duds. More importantly (though uni talk is always relevant), it was the last Omari Spellman Jersey game of the Vince Lombardi . Green Bay took home its second title, while people were really doubting the AFL's viability. Oakland head coach John Rauch would last one more year, until Al Davis hired a 33-year-old John Madden to lead the team in 1969. The Silver and Black, and the NFL, would never be the same. Tell you what: and this year's -- who finished the first half of with -12 yards -- can ill-afford another sloooooow offensive start against , especially with Mike McCarthy calling the plays. #thisain'tBrockLobster #orBrockofages #I'llstop So, uh, Seattle wins ... big. It was wonderful to see , wheelin' and dealin', throwing pa ses late over the middle, , winning a football game. Enjoy the one-game win streak. The ' defense has turned it on over the last couple of weeks after (which has happened to plenty of teams). Most impre sive is the 59 rushing yards combined that front seven allowed . Not sure is threatening 's single-game rushing mark this week -- or threatening to crack 80 yards, for that matter. -- that's what we're looking for this weekend. It sounds better than A.J. Feeley to , I can tell you that. Can run all the plays in coordinator Hue Jackson's offense? That is the question. We saw good and bad from the second-year pro when pre sed into service after Cincinnati lost . The smart thing to do here would be to pound , with plenty of Gio Bernard mixed in ... screen game, delayed draws, anything to keep McCarron from having to complete third-and-a-mile. By the way, Bernard is still averaging 5.1 yards per carry. Hill? 3.6. Granted, Hill gets the rock in more obvious running situations, but the contrast is stark. Looks like isn't Tony Stark after all, as he not only couldn't get the 49er offense to take off , but he couldn't get it to work, period. San Francisco posted 221 yards total, most of which came in garbage time. When it mattered, they were shut down by the ' defense time and again. That was the the . There have been several cla sic football games between these franchises over the decades. The most recent meeting between these teams doesn't qualify. The ugliest contest of the Mike McCoy era to date -- and there have been plenty of stinkers this season -- came in , a 37-zip drubbing at the hands of these . The couldn't do jack offensively -- just like , when the Bolts managed to score all of three points at Arrowhead. Miami players had to be frustrated with all of the mistakes and abuse suffered at their own hands in on Monday night, which is a big reason they should rebound this week. will present an i sue for the San Diego offensive line, and I would expect Dan Campbell to . The have an opportunity in front of them, as AFC North-leading Cincinnati will be . I don't see Pittsburgh screwing it up. The task for will be to take what the give him; he shouldn't force any throws on the Denver corners, and he should get involved in the short pa sing game early and often. Jarred Vanderbilt Jersey Brown is the consummate catch-and-run receiver -- and that will be the way to attack this stout secondary. Yes, the have , but consider that 51.3 percent of the pa sing yards Denver has allowed have been of the YAC variety -- the sixth highest percentage in the league. As for how you beat Mike Tomlin's team, well, you do it by attacking the secondary. Will -- who was sacked -- get the nece sary time to do that? Pittsburgh has 38 sacks, fifth in the league. Arizona wins its eighth in a row en route to clinching the NFC West. This squad is the best group in franchise history, at least in terms of a sustained run, since the 1974-76 Don Coryell team. On the topic of history, I watched at from 1991 while writing this column. (Who doesn't mi s games at the Vet, home of the worst shag carpet in pro sports history? ... Every guy that had to play on it.) Any Philly fans who feel they have had enough of this season, consider this: Jeff Kemp was the ' starter that day. If this 2015 team could play even close to the standard of the '91 -- the top defense in franchise history -- there would be no stopping Philadelphia from winning a garbage division. Whoever plays best on that side of the ball should be the lone representative from the NFC East in January. Tall test this week versus the NFL's top-ranked offense. Nerd alert: This is a rematch of the 1947 and '48 NFL title games. They split. engineers a late drive to avoid overtime in New Orleans' sixth win of the season. The ? They put up a better showing , but ultimately this team falls to 4-10 in what amounts to a disappointing season on multiple fronts. That said, we should see life from the Detroit offense ... the only problem the ' defense has caused opponents is exhausting their repertoires of touchdown celebrations. and should enjoy a prolific day -- even if they don't stats-wise, will spot them a couple of penalties. So that's nice. Detroit struggled against the run last week. Anticipate and Anthony Edwards Jersey Co. getting 25 to 30 rush attempts to allow Brees the spacing on the back end to capitalize. ALREADY COMPLETED I like Tampa Bay in this contest, though it's matchups like this one that have been so difficult to prognosticate in 2015. The Bucs and the are in the NFC wild-card race, but it appears it will take at least nine wins to earn a spot, meaning the Bucs would have to win out, while St. Louis would need a lot of help. The key for Tampa Bay will be stopping , but where the Bucs really had problems versus the was in the pa sing game. Can make Tampa Bay pay for miscommunication in the secondary? Doubtful. , who quietly had a fantastic day against New Orleans (7.4 yards per carry, one touchdown) despite limited touches, should maintain a larger workload on Thursday. The Bucs need to ride him. New York is inching toward locking up a wild-card spot in the AFC. A win at JerryWorld would put the , who are currently in line for the sixth seed, at 9-5, which would keep them even with the and if everyone wins. Given that Pittsburgh is facing , a team led by must look to New York like a Christmas stocking full of peanut butter cups. was like a Christmas stocking full of bricks for Dallas. He must live to play another down and let the ' best player -- kicker -- kick. - is an interesting matchup that doesn't come around too often. There was at MetLife in 2011 and the ma sacre on Turkey Day 2007. Boomer Esiason's fell to the defending champs in '93, two weeks before against the at the same venue. There was also a "scab" matchup in '87. And don't forget about one of the first games ever at Texas Stadium, featuring Joe Namath and Roger Staubach in '71. #history Follow Elliot Harrison on Twitter .