Football Friday Fives: NFL Edition for Week 10 from the Sports Mac

5 Storylines To Keep An Eye On

1. Big divisional match-ups in four divisions highlight the upcoming weekend schedule.

2. Randy Moss makes his debut for his third team this season, this time joining the Titans as they head to play at Miami.

3. Player representatives are behind Steelers S Troy Polamalu’s proposal for the players to be involved in administering fines, but the league disagrees.

4. Vikings WR Percy Harvin continues to be plagued by migraines that are causing to miss practice during the week.

5. The NFLPA rejected the league’s latest health care proposal, citing it will exclude too many former players from care.

Top 5 Games Of The Weekend

1. Patriots (6-2) at Steelers (6-2), 8:20 PM, NBC: Two of the lead dogs in the AFC have a big time showdown in Pittsburgh.

2. Eagles (5-3) at Redskins (4-4), 8:30 PM, Monday, ESPN: Washington won the first meeting and Philadelphia will look to return the favor.

3. Titans (5-3) at Dolphins (4-4), 1:00 PM, CBS: Tennessee needs a win to keep pace in the jumbled AFC South while Miami tries to stay in touch in the AFC East.

4. Texans (4-4) at Jaguars (4-4), 1:00 PM, CBS: An AFC South match-up with the winner at worst staying within a game of the division lead.

5. Vikings (3-5) at Bears (5-3), 1:00 PM, FOX: If Minnesota can get a road win in Chicago, they start to creep back into playoff contention.

5 Worst Games Of The Weekend

1. Lions (2-6) at Bills (0-8), 1:00 PM, FOX: Detroit hasn’t won on the road; Buffalo hasn’t won at home; something has to give here.

2. Panthers (1-7) at Buccaneers (5-3), 1:00 PM, FOX: Carolina is a mess at QB; Tampa Bay has a good young one in Josh Freeman; you know how this goes.

3. Chiefs (5-3) at Broncos (2-6), 4:00 PM, CBS: Kansas City has one of the best running games in the league; Denver doesn’t have a running game.

4. Cowboys (1-7) at Giants (6-2), 4:15 PM, FOX: New coach Jason Garrett’s first task; beat a Giants team that is playing very well right now.

5. Seahawks (4-4) at Cardinals (3-5), 4:15 PM, FOX: Both teams are playing poorly right now; this might be a case of who makes the least number of mistakes.

5 Players To Watch This Weekend

1. Randy Moss, Titans WR vs. Miami: On his third team already this season, we’ll see what kind of impact he can make with Vince Young.

2. Rashard Mendenhall, Steelers RB vs. New England: He’s having a solid first year as the starter and needs to balance out Pittsburgh’s offense to help Ben Roethlisberger.

3. Donovan McNabb, Redskins QB vs. Philadelphia: With more controversy surrounding him this week, he has to have a big day in an important division game.

4. Peyton Hillis, Browns RB vs. N.Y. Jets: He has come into his own this season and has to continue to produce to take the pressure off of Colt McCoy.

5. Jay Cutler, Bears QB vs. Minnesota: It’s a huge divisional game at home; he has to play well to give his team a chance to win.

5 Teams That Have To Have A Big Week

1. Redskins at home vs. Philadelphia: This might be in the must-win category for Washington because a loss would really hurt in the division and playoff races.

2. Cardinals at home vs. Seattle: Arizona is right in the NFC West race and need to win divisional home games when they come up like this week.

3. Jaguars at home vs. Houston: They’re jumbled up with the rest of the teams in the AFC South and a win at home will keep them in the discussion.

4. Patriots on the road at Pittsburgh: They suffered a big body blow in the loss to Cleveland and can’t stagger into this week facing a formidable Steelers team.

5. Colts at home vs. Cincinnati: They’re in a struggle in their division, so every game for them is important with them being shorthanded.