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Everything you need to know as kickoff approaches...Key game-time decisionsAll players questionable unle s notedHarrison: Week 16 Game PicksWith playoff implications in games acro s the NFL, Elliot Harrison provides his forecast for the entire Week 16 slate. -- ACTIVE -- (hip) WR, The wideout mi sed Erick Aybar Jersey all week and his availability will likely come down to a pregame workout. UPDATE:The team announced he was active. -- ACTIVE -- (ankle) WR, The wideout mi sed practice all week, but he will be active Sunday against the . -- INACTIVE -- (hand) RB He's listed as questionable, but the running back won't play Sunday. -- ACTIVE -- (groin) CB; -- INACTIVE -- (hamstring) WR, Davis was limited in practice the past two days but will play. Hilton, however, mi sed all week and sits with the already having locked up the division. -- ACTOVE -- (hand) RB; (ankle) G, Murray will play through the hand injury, . It's unknown how the will adjust his workload. Rookie guard Martin should also play. -- ACTIVE -- (illne s) WR, Bowe mi sed practice all week but he will play. -- ACTIVE -- (shoulder) WR The Pats' wideout was limited all week but is active. Weather Tracking*Mother Nature continues to give us mostly worry free weather as we dip into the penultimate week of the 2014 season.Three matchups to watchBrooks: Primed to performWhich players are in position to go off during Week 16's game action? Bucky Brooks provides his scouting eye. vs. Sherman has been succe sful when shutting down when he's matched up. In five games they've both played, Fitzgerald has been targeted 17 times with Sherman in coverage and has just five receptions for 87 yards, zero touchdowns to two interceptions and quarterbacks have a pa ser rating of 8.8. With under center Sunday night, Fitzgerald will be leaned on heavily in the intermediate and over-the-middle routes. If Sherman shuts him down when Fitzgerald is lined up on his side, it could take away the inexperienced first read and discombobulate the offense. vs. A suming that Davis (questionable, groin) plays, this matchup will pit two of the most physical players at their respective positions. Bryant leads the NFL with 13 touchdown receptions to go with 1,148 yards. Davis has allowed a 36.7 pa ser rating in coverage, which is the second best such rating in the NFL this season. Davis has also limited , , , Jr. and to zero receptions during the 12 plays he has been targeted in coverage. Quarterbacks have almost succe s against the physical cornerback who gives wideouts no room to breathe. Bryant, however, is a different beast, especially in the red zone. This should be a fantastic battle. secondary vs. With the winner of this matchup earning the upper hand for a playoff spot in the NFC South (sad), the will attempt to slow down Brees, who showed last week he can still get on a roll and carve up defenses. Atlanta's terrible defense is giving up an NFL-high 292.5 yards per game and has allowed eight quarterbacks to pa s for 300-plus yards this season. With the ' running game regre sing, expect Brees to whip it around the Superdome Sunday. led the way against the in Week 1 with eight receptions for 82 yards. Expect Brees to again look Graham's way often, as the have no linebackers or safeties that can stick with the tight end. Did You Know?Your Factory of (December) Sadne s stat of the week: The have lost three straight games while being outscored 81-34. They have dropped 10 straight and 17 of last 19 December games overall with five straight lo ses and 10 of the last 11 December road games. Cleveland has not won a December road game versus the NFC since 1994 (at Dallas; 0-5 since). The have compiled 16 rushing touchdowns this season (tied for third most in the NFL). Cleveland has allowed 24-plus points in four straight games. had 22 rushing attempts last week versus the (most in last 44 games dating back to Week 16 2010). His rush attempts have increased in three straight games-- 75-plus scrimmage yards in three straight games, while Averaging 5.8 yards per rush (54 rushes, 313 yards). After sweeping the in 2013, the are looking to sweep the season-series in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1972-73. A win this Sunday would mark just the third time the have won two or more consecutive games in Chicago: In 1968-73 they won six straight games and in 1938-39 they won two straight games. is the first head coach in franchise history with 10-plus wins in his first season since Potsy Clark went 11-3 with the Portsmouth Spartans in 1931. Caldwell's 10 wins equal the number of wins that the last three head coaches had in their first season with the team: (2-14 in 2009), (3-13 in 2006) and Steve Mariucci (5- 11 in 2003). : 114.0 pa ser rating in last three games. Chicago ranks 31st in opponent pa ser rating this season. Detroit is averaging 28.0 points per game during three-game streak. Chicago has allowed 30-plus points in three straight games.The have forced 12 turnovers in the last six games. needs four receptions on Sunday to become the 10th player in history with 1,000 receptions. Johnson would be the second Chase Headley Jersey -fastest player to do so (168 games). Marvin Harrison caught 1,000 in 167 games. Baltimore had one or fewer giveaway in five straight games. Houston leads NFL in takeaways. The have 25 sacks in last five weeks. The have allowed one or fewer sacks in 10 straight games. Baltimore has six red-zone takeaways this season (T-most in the NFL). Houston has just two red-zone giveaways this season. The haven't allowed a pa ser rating of 100-plus in seven straight games. has earned a 100-plus pa ser rating in three of the last four games. The ' D has allowed the most receptions (214) in the NFL to wide receivers this season and the second-most yards (2,822) to WRs this season. has pa sed for 300-plus yards in two straight games and completed 70-plus percent of pa ses in three straight games. Last week he completed a career-high 31 pa sed versus the . The rookie also has one pa sing touchdown in each of his four career road starts and one or more touchdowns pa ses in eight straight games (none in first three games this season). receiver over the last four games: 14 receptions, 67 yards per game, 19.1 average and two touchdowns. The ' offense has scored 16 points or fewer in three straight games with fewer than 100 rushing yards in four straight. Miami is 6-0 when rushing 24-plus times. The gain 4-plus yards on first down runs on 54.2 percent of plays (most in the NFL). These are the two worst total defenses in the NFL. The are 31st in total defense (390.1 YPG), while the are last in the league (409.9 YPG). : 37, 34 (OT) -- had 568 yards of offense, which are the most yards in team history. Atlanta's 445 yards pa sing that week are also the most in team history. The ' D is last in yards per game (409.9) yards per play (6.3), pa sing yards per game (292.5) and sacks (16). Atlanta has allowed eight quarterbacks to pa s for 300-plus Kirby Yates Jersey yards this season. would need to average 321.0 yards per game to get to 5,000 pa sing yards. Brees already has four of the eight 5,000-yard seasons in the NFL history and is the only player with multiple 5,000-yard pa sing seasons. The ' defense is forcing three-and-outs on only 12.6 percent of opponent drives -- lowest percentage in the NFL. In Weeks 1-9, New England had 23 pa sing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns. In Weeks 11-15, the have 10 pa sing and nine rushing touchdowns. The Pats have scored 40-plus points five times this season (four at home) and are 10-0 when scoring 23-plus points this season (1-3 when scoring fewer than 23 points) 's squad has only 12 giveaways this season -- T-second fewest in the NFL (GB, 10). And the are scoring on 47.5 percent of offensive drives -- second in the NFL (GB, 48.3 percent). New England has allowed only 18 sacks this season -- third fewest in the NFL. The ' offense has just 38 plays of 20-plus yards this season (second fewest in the NFL behind OAK: 31) and is going three-and-out 27.6 percent of the time (second most in the NFL, OAK: 34.5 percent). However, New York boasts the No. 2 rushing offense in the NFL (147.1 YPG) -- most since 2010 (148.4 rushing YPG). The have not lost consecutive games in the same season with starting since 2010 (Weeks 5-6). is 22-9 after a lo s in his career, which is the sixth-highest winning percentage after a lo s since 1950. Who has a higher winning percent after a lo s (minimum of 30 starts)? (.822, 37-8), Joe Montana (.750, 36-12), Jeff Hostetler (.750, 24-8), Terry Bradshaw (.739, 34- 12) and (.730, 27-10). After both contests in which they scored le s than 20 points this season, the rebounded to score 30-plus points in their next game. The ' defense is allowing opponents to rush for 4 or more yards on 50.2 percent of rushing attempts (highest in the NFL). The Bucs' offense has scored over 17 points in only three games this season. Tampa has the NFL's 30th-ranked total offense (305.9 YPG ) and has gained le s than 300 yards in six of 14 games this season. Their 31 giveaways this season is the second most in the NFL (PHI, 34). 's defense has allowed 21 points or fewer in four of last its last five games, but opposing QBs are completing 68.3 percent of pa ses (highest in the NFL) this season. A 68.3 completion percentage would be highest allowed in franchise history. The entire WR group has been slightly le s productive than this season. With 110 receptions, KC's WRs (, , , , , Jr. and ) have five fewer catches than Brown, whose 1,498 receiving yards are 128 yards more than KC's WRs. Brown's 11 scores are 11 more than the KC WRs. Tight end leads KC with 56 receptions for 747 yards, most receiving yards by a TE since Tony Gonzalez (1058 in 2008). linebacker is tied for NFL lead with 17.0 sacks (). Seventeen sacks is his career high (had 11.0 sacks last season). has 115 receptions, which is 19 more than any other player in the NFL. 's offense is averaging 6.20 yards per play (most in the NFL), 424.9 yards per game (most in the NFL) and 306.7 pa sing yards per game this season (second most in the NFL). Pittsburgh has also scored 27-plus points scored in four straight and seven of its last eight games. Their 222 plays of 10-plus yards are second most in the NFL. The average 24.4 first downs per game (second in the NFL) and 33:11 time of po se sion per contest (most in the NFL). The have 22 sacks since Week 13 (most in the NFL). The have 14 sacks since Week 13 (third most in the NFL). 's 2014 stats: 63.2 comp percent, 3,590 yards (256.4 YPG), 26 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 90.0 rating. His 63.2 completion percentage would be a career-high (62.3 in 2009). The ' defense has allowed 400-plus yards of total offense in six of 14 games this season (T-second most in the NFL). Their 41 sacks this season is fourth most in the NFL, and they have accumulated at least seven sacks in three consecutive games (first time in team history and first time in the Hunter Renfroe Jersey NFL since 1989 -- Minnesota). However, New York has also allowed 69 plays of 20-plus yards (second most in the NFL). The ' offense is 0-7 with 30 or more pa s attempts (6-1 with 29 or fewer). They've compiled 100-plus rushing yards in four of the last five games. St. Louis' defense has allowed 10 or fewer points in four of its last seven games. The have given up just 31 red-zone drives this season (fewest in the NFL). ' defense blitzes on 45.7 percent of opponent's pa s plays (highest percent in the NFL). has a pa ser rating of 89.4 versus blitz (17th best in the NFL). has not fared particularly well against other big-name QBs. Including the postseason, Luck is 3-6 against , , , , and , but 30-10 in games against all other starting QBs. The last two games for Luck: 48.3 completion percentage (last in the NFL), 240.5 yards per game, four-to-three touchdown-to-interception ratio, 66.3 pa ser rating, four turnovers. Indy has scored 40-plus points in their last two games against NFC East opponents -- ; . (who ) needs 87 yards to pa s Emmitt Smith (1995) for the most rushing yards in a single season in history. He leads the NFL with 405 offensive touches and is on pace for 463 touches this season, which would be the second most in the NFL history. Murray has 30-plus carries in each of his last two games (don't expect that to continue with the hand injury). In his first 49 career games (before Week 14), Murray had one game with 30-plus carries. Buffalo has 49 sacks, most in the NFL. Oakland has allowed 24 sacks, eighth in the NFL. The ' defense has allowed opponents to score on 27.0 percent of drives, best in the NFL. The have scored on 22.2 percent of drives, fewest in the NFL. Oakland has 49 stuffs this season, tied for second in the NFL. Buffalo has been stuffed 33 times this season, tied for 12th fewest in the NFL. has a career pa ser rating as a starter of 44.7. Seattle's defense has held opposing teams to a pa ser rating below 44.7 once this season. The are 18-5 in their last 23 games. The are 17-6 in their last 23 games. Seattle's defense is allowing 12.6 PPG in the last eight games (best in the NFL). Arizona's offense is averaging 12.8 PPG in the last five games (30th in the NFL). The ' offense averages 3.3 yards per carry this season (worst in the NFL). The ' defense allows 3.6 yards per carry this season (fourth best in the NFL). The ' offense had 244 rushing yards in Week 15 (most in the NFL). The ' defense allowed 268 rushing yards in the last four games combined.Manning has Matt Szczur Jersey 37 touchdown pa ses this season (second most in the NFL). Cincy's defense has allowed 14 touchdown pa ses this season (T-fewest in the NFL). Cincinnati's defense last week held Cleveland to 107 total yards in Week 15 (fewest in a game in the NFL this season). In 254 games, a Manning-led offense has never had fewer than 157 total yards. since becoming a starter in Week 11: 23.6 carries per game, 101.4 rushing yards per game, four rushing touchdowns, 3.2 receptions per game, 28.4 receiving yards per game, one touchdown reception.The latest Around The NFL Podcast and recaps the ' win over the . Find more Around The NFL content on .