Everything you need to know as kickoff approaches...Key game-time decisionsAll players questionable unle s notedHarrison: Week 17 Game PicksWith playoff implications in games acro s the NFL, Elliot Harrison provides his forecast for the entire Week 17 slate. (hip) WR; (quadriceps) RB, Jones returned limited on Friday and the game-changing wideout will play, , per sources. The feel so good about Jones that in pregame. SJax, on the other hand, didn't practice all week and he won't play, per Breer. (hand) RB -- PROBABLE -- The running back practiced in full all week and should be good to go in the battle for NFC South supremacy -- we still expect to get the bulk of the snaps. (hamstring, ankle) RB; (shoulder) WR -- BOTH ACTIVE -- The running back was limited all week. His health is important with the starting . Bowe was back limited on Friday after two DNPs.UPDATE:Each playmaker is active. (biceps) WR -- PROBABLE -- The wideout was full-go on Friday and should be set to play Sunday night vs. the . (shoulder) CB; (thumb) WR -- BOTH ACTIVE -- Haden was limited all week, while Hawkins returned limited Friday. The need all the help they can get with suspended and rookie starting at quarterback. UPDATE:Shaw will have another weapon in Hawkins at his disposal, as Hawkins is active, while Haden will try to limit . (back, thigh) LB -- ACTIVE -- Suggs earned DNPs all week, but he'll be in pads. (hamstring) WR -- ACTIVE -- Hilton was limited all week. With little to play for, we'll see how much Hilton plays. (ankle) TE; (back) WR -- BOTH ACTIVE -- Both were back on a limited basis Friday.UPDATE: won't be sharthanded, as both pa s-catchers are active. (ankle, ribs) WR -- INACTIVE -- The wideout said he plans to play in what is likely 's last stand with Gang Green.UPDATE: Harvin will have to watch the game, as he won't participate. (hamstring) LB, The rookie was limited all week. He has started the previous 15 games. (hip) WR; (neck) S, Sanders and Ward were both limited all week. (shoulder) RB -- ACTIVES -- (ankle) RB -- ACTIVE -- (thigh, concu sion) WR -- INACTIVE -- All three offensive players were limited this week. With already ruled out, how manages his backfield in a meaningle s game will be something to watch.UPDATE: Joining Edelman as inactive is tight end . (shoulder) RB -- ACTIVE -- The running back was limited all week but will give it a go against the . (knee) S; CB, Both defenders were limited all week.Weather Tracking*December rains. at -- 54 degrees / Rain (89 percent) at - 54 degrees / Rain (88 percent) at - 43 degrees / Rain (87 percent) at -- 45 degrees / Chance of rain (60 percent) at -- 52 degrees / Chance of rain (41 percent) at - 45 degrees / Slight chance of rain (22 percent) at (SNF) -- 27 degrees / Rains preceding matchup (90 percent prior; 10 percent at kickoff) *Forecasts courtesy of Three matchups to watch vs. has won exactly three games against teams that finished an NFL season with a winning record. The quarterback has a chance to rewrite the current chapter of his career with a win to secure Detroit's first division title since 1993 and the ' first win at Lambeau since '91 (when the quarterback was three years old). Stafford hasn't played well for most of this season and he'll have to make quick reads and get the ball out of his hands quickly against , who rocked the quarterback's world in their first meeting of the season. Green Bay is allowing 228.1 pa sing yards per game (10th in NFL). If the ' defensive line is in Stafford's face consistently, it will mitigate any advantage po se ses on the backside. run defense vs. Sure, is probable to play, but if has been watching the same game film as us the past four weeks, he'll stick with Stewart. Since the team's Week 12 bye, J-Stew has 78 rushes for 437 yards (NFL leader), averaged 5.6 yards per scamper with one TD run. Over the past four games, Stewart has at least 75-plus rushing yards and 100-plus yards in two of the past three. In the contest prior to Stewart's outburst, the held Carolina running backs to 76 combined yards on 20 carries. Stewart had just seven carries for 24 yards that game. The give up an average of 113.3 yards per game on the ground. If they contain Stewart, it will take a huge arrow out of 's quiver. triplets vs. the defensive front, and already surpa sed single-season franchise marks in points per game (27.3), yards per game (415.4) and pa sing yards per game (300.5). In Week 14 the allowed the to gobble up 543 total yards (the third most under ). The key will be slowing down , who ran for 185 yards on 26 carries in the previous meeting. The are giving up 122.1 yards per game on the ground (23rd in the NFL). If the Cincy front can slow Bell, it will put in third-and-long situations often Sunday night on what could be a wet field.Did You Know? (601 rushing yards, eight touchdowns) needs one rushing touchdown to tie Jim Brown (nine in 1957) for the second most rushing touchdowns by a rookie ( 11 in 2012). Factory of Sadne s update: Connor Shaw will be the post-1999 Browns' 22nd starting quarterback. Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) has played in three previous Week 17 games that required a win (and sometimes help) to get into the playoffs. Flacco is 2-1 in those games, with one pa sing touchdown, three interceptions and a pa ser rating of only 71.4. The Jags have allowed 66 QB sacks this season, most in the NFL. It's also the most sacks allowed by a team in a season since the 2006 (72). Jacksonville allowed four sacks (three by ) in Week 14 vs. the . Watt leads all defensive linemen in sacks (17.5), tackles for lo s (25), QB hits (47), pa ses defensed (10), and total touchdowns (five). Relative to the player(s) ranking second in each category, Watt's A) 17.5 sacks are four more than , B) 25 tackles for lo s are five more than , C) 47 QB hits are 19 more than , D) 10 pa ses defensed are three more than and E) five total TD are four more than any other defensive lineman. in Week 16 win over Baltimore: 20-42, 185 yards, zero scores, one interception and a 50.2 pa ser rating. It was the signal-caller's second-lowest pa ser rating in career as starter, the second most pa s attempts in his career, and his first career win (1-8 as starter). Each Saddiq Bey Jersey of the ' last five wins has been by seven or fewer points, dating all the way back to their Week 6 win against the . However, each of their past four lo ses has been by nine-plus points. The finished the season 7-3 against teams outside the AFC West. However, San Diego was just 2-3 against their own division entering Sunday. Both wins inside the division came against the 3-12 . With out due to a lacerated spleen, backup QB is expected to start for the . It will be the second straight season that Daniel factors into the AFC playoff picture. His only career NFL start came in Week 17 of last season -- also against the . Daniel went 21 of 30 for 200 yards, one touchdown pa s and no picks in the game. In overtime, he moved the down to the 36 yard-line, but a rush for negative yardage and three straight incompletions ended the contest. currently owns a 45-50 record as the head coach, 4-7 vs. the . In the Week 13 lo s to the , Gang Green called 49 runs to just 15 pa ses. New York rushed for 277 yards (most by the since 316 rushing yards in Week 7, 2009 at Oakland). It was also the most rushing yards allowed by Miami since Week 4, 2007 to Oakland (299 rushing yards). needs 214 yards to be the only quarterback not named Dan Marino to throw for 4,000 yards in a season. Marino accomplished the feat six times in his career. has hauled in 79 receptions this season, which leads the . It is also the most in team history for a rookie, pa sing the mark set by Terry Kirby (75) in 1993. leads the NFL with 24 giveaways, which includes a league-leading 18 interceptions and league-tying six fumbles lost (with ). Cutler has seven games this season with multiple interceptions; the are 1-6 in those contests. With 94 catches in 2014, needs seven receptions Sunday to tie Larry Centers (Arizona, 1995) for the most by a RB in a season in the NFL history. had 330 pa sing yards in his last meeting vs. Minnesota. The allowed 300 pa sing yards twice this season (last week and against the ). has four touchdowns in four career meetings with Minnesota. The allowed a season-high four pa sing touchdowns in Week 16 vs. Miami. has a 100-plus pa ser rating in three of last four games. Chicago allowed 109.8 pa ser rating in its last four games. The have two fumbles lost this season (fewest in the NFL). The have nine takeaways in their last five games. and his No. 1 scoring offense will host the , who boast the No. 4 total defense and No. 5 scoring defense. The have faced three teams currently ranked in the top five in total defense this season (DET, DEN and BUF). In those games, the have scored no fewer than 34 points and won each game by at least 15 points. The are 25-2 against the in the Brady-Belichick era and have outscored Buffalo 796-415. It is the highest winning percentage by any team that has faced a single opponent 10 times since 2001 (includes 2008, when went 2-0 vs. Buffalo after Brady got hurt). The have only 13 giveaways this season, third fewest in the NFL (GB 11, SEA 12). The are second in the NFL with 30 takeaways. The have won nine of the last 12 meetings against . Philly beat New York 27-0 in Week 6, when Big Blue had just 253 yards of total offense and was sacked six times. Jr. also recorded just two receptions for 28 yards (fewest receptions and receiving yards of the season). Philly's defense has allowed 75 plays of 20-plus yards this season (most in the NFL). It has also compiled 30 sacks in the last eight games and 49 total this season, second most in the NFL behind BUF (50). The are on pace for 52 sacks, which would be the most by Philly since 2002 (56 sacks). The have also earned 43 sacks this season (fourth most in the NFL). They have 26 sacks over last five games. Big Blue has allowed 72 plays of 20-plus yards (tied for third most in the NFL). The have won each of the last six games against the . If the streak is extended to seven games, the are ensured of the No. 1 pick in the 2015 . The ' offense ranks No. 1 in total yards per game, 416.3; earns the third-most yards per play, 6.1; and has most total first downs, 375. New Orleans has scored two rushing touchdowns in their last seven games. They had 12 rushing scores in first eight games this season. The Bucs' offense has scored over 17 points in only three games this season. It owns the NFL's 31st-ranked total offense (292.8 yards per game) and has gained le s than 300 yards in seven of 15 games this season (0-7 in those games). QBs have been sacked 49 times this season (fourth most in the NFL), and the offensive line has allowed five or more sacks in five games this season (T-second most in the NFL). The ' offense is averaging only 16.3 points per game in last three games. It averaged 31.8 PPG in first 12 games. Indy has multiple giveaways in each of last five games -- the most turnovers in the NFL since Week 12 (15). The ' offense is second worst in the NFL at converting third downs, 30.6 percent. Their 14 drives of 10-plus plays this season are the fewest in the NFL. With a win at Washington, the would be the first team since the 16-0 in 2007 to go undefeated on the road. Four of the last five teams to go undefeated on the road reached the , with the 1984 and 1989 hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. Dallas' offense has scored 35-plus points in three straight games -- the third such streak in team history within a season. The 'Boys boast the NFL's highest scoring offense since Week 14, averaging 40.3 PPG in that span. Behind , Dallas has the NFL's second-best rushing offense, averaging 145.3 YPG. Washington's offense is 27th in scoring, 18.9 points per game and has scored 13 points or fewer in four of the last six games. has produced the fewest total yards per game among QBs. The have allowed five-plus sacks in six of their last seven games -- allowed 55 sacks this season (second most in the NFL). The have converted just four of 62 (6.5 percent) third-and-10-plus plays (fewest in the NFL). The have 100-plus rushing yards in 10 straight games. has 100-plus yards in two of the last three games after just two 100-yard games in his previous 54 games. He has 75-plus rushing yards in each of the last four games, leading the NFL in that span. : 66.4 completion percent, 4,434 yards, 28 pa sing touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 96.7 pa ser rating. He needs 286 yards to set single season franchise record. The ' defense is dead last in yards per game (404.4), yards per play (6.2), pa sing yards per game (291.1) and third-down conversion allowed (47.2). has started all 15 games this season. The last rookie linebacker to start all 16 games in a season is their current general manager Reggie McKenzie (1985). Mack is questionable with a hamstring injury, so reaching McKenzie-status is at risk.Mack's 11.5 stuffs this season rank second in the NFL to 's 12.0. He also leads the with 48 QB pre sures and 23 QB hits. 's 563 pa s attempts this season rank sixth overall in the NFL and ranks fourth all-time among rookies (Luck, , ). His 11 INTs are fewest of any rookie in NFL history with 500 or more pa s attempts. His six games with 30-plus pa s attempts and zero picks are tied with for fewest among rookies since 1960. Carr ranks first among rookies since 1960 with four games of at least 40 attempts and 25 completions. However, Carr's 5.53 yards per attempt this season ranks 32nd in the NFL. The Denver offense has allowed 16 sacks this season (fewest in the NFL) and allowed zero vs. the Week 10. The ' 73 plays of 20-plus yards are second most in the NFL. 's 311 pa sing yards last week snapped four-game streak with fewer than 260 pa sing yards. Over the last four games, Manning has thrown for 224.0 yards per game, a 61.9 completion percentage, five-to-six TD-to-INT ratio, 78.2 pa ser rating. has played 31 games in his career against teams that finished the season with a winning record (includes 2014 teams with nine-plus wins) -- he has won three of those games. has played 42 career games against teams that finished the season with a winning record -- he has won 20 of those games. Rodgers' pa ser rating of 98.8 in such games is over 20 points better than Stafford's 78.2. Stafford is 4-3 on the road this season with six pa sing touchdowns, six interceptions and a 72.8 pa ser rating. He's compiled zero scores, four picks in his last three road games (NE, ARI, and CHI). Detroit's defense is No. 1 in rushing, 63.8 yards per game; No. 2 in points allowed, 16.8; and No. 2 in total defense, 295.9 yards per game. The have not finished with a top-10 Defense since 1993, the longest active streak. Green Bay's offense is No. 2 in scoring, 30.4 points per game. Since Week 4, the are averaging 33.5 PPG. Rodgers has not thrown a single interception at home this season (23 TD, zero INT). Rodgers has 34 TD since his last interception at home, which came in Week 13, 2012 vs. the . He Has gone 13 consecutive games and 396pa s attempts at home without aninterception,both longest streaks since 1960. San Francisco had 355 rushing yards last week. Arizona has 346 rushing yards in Weeks 8-13 combined. The ' defense allowed 38 points last week to SD (second most in the NFL). Arizona's offense has scored 35 points in the last three games combined (second fewest in the NFL). The are averaging an NFL-low 3.25 yards per rush this season. That would rank as the fourth-lowest yards per rush of any playoff team since 1980, behind the 1994 (2.79), the 1986 (2.93) and the 1997 (3.12). The ' last 66 drives have ended with only two TDs. Arizona's defense has allowed 500-plus total yards four different times this season, going 1-3 in those games. The are the only NFL team to allow 500-plus yards on four occasions this season. The Niners are in the midst of the first four-game losing streak under . The last San Francisco four-game losing streak was in 2010. The have compiled as many lo ses this season (eight) as in last two seasons combined under Harbaugh (12-4, 11-4-1). The Niners' offense has scored fewer than 20 points in seven of the last nine games (16.1 PPG) after doing so just once in the first six games (23.5 PPG). St. Louis has lost nine straight games in Seattle. The last time the beat the in Seattle was Week 5, 2004, when Marc Bulger was the QB and was the QB. was 15 years old at the time. Seattle and St. Louis are the only two teams with more than two shutouts since 2012. The have two shutouts this season: (STL 52, OAK 0; STL 24, WAS 0). The had one shutout last season and one in 2012: (SEA 58, ARI 0 in 2012; SEA 23, NYG 0 in 2013). had 18 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown in Week 7 vs. the . The are 4-0 when Mason gets 18-plus rushing attempts. has three 100-yard rushing games this year, tied for most in a season by a quarterback. Of Wilson's 112 rushing attempts, 62.5 percent of them have been for 4 or more yards (highest percent in the NFL among players with at least 35 rush attempts). After mi sing five games due to injury (Weeks 7-11), returned to the lineup in Week 12. The are 5-0 since Week 12 and have allowed the fewest points in the NFL. In his coaching career, is 6-4 in the playoffs. Carroll is 4-0 in home playoff games but just 1-4 on the road. Carroll won the following last season at a neutral site. A win Sunday would give the home-field advantage. The are looking to win consecutive division titles for the first time in team history. The have won their division eight previous times but never in consecutive seasons. rushed for 147 yards in Week 16, giving him his fourth game this season with 140-plus rushing yards. Hill is only the third rookie in NFL history to rush for 140 yards in four different games, joining rs Eric Dickerson (five times) and Curtis Martin. With two receptions against the , will have the second-most catches in a single season in NFL history behind only Marvin Harrison (143 in 2002). Brown currently has 122 receptions. Both (235) and (224) had 200-plus scrimmage yards in the Week 14 matchup. It marked the first game this season in which a player on each team did so. The last time it happened was Week 13, 2013 when (249) and (211) did so in the 23-20. The latest Around The NFL Podcast and makes its picks for the last week of the season. Find more Around The NFL content on . Christian Wood Jersey