NFL Week 10 Picks: 3 Stars Who Will Have Underwhelming Performances

Every NFL star has a bad performance every once in a while.

In Week 10, several high-profile stars won't play up to their standards and leave fans disappointed.

Such is life in the NFL, a league that can humble even the most glorified men.

Here are three stars who will have underwhelming performances in Week 10.

Quarterback: Tom Brady, New England Patriots

That's right, you heard me. Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr. will disappoint.

Brady, one of the great quarterbacks football has ever known, is coming off a frustrating performance in the Patriots' 24-20 loss to Eli Manning and the New York Giants in Week 9.

In that game, Brady passed for 374 yards and two touchdowns, but completed less than 60 percent of his passes, threw two interceptions and lost one fumble.

Brady is facing one of the best pass defenses in the league in Week 10 against the New York Jets. Now, that hasn't stopped him from dominating in the past, but it is worth noting that in his only game at MetLife Stadium against the Jets in the last two years, he had a similar performance as his game against the Giants.

I see a rough game for Brady ahead.

Running Back: Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh Steelers

After a great season last year, Rashard Mendenhall is struggling this season.

He has 473 rushing yards and four touchdowns in eight games after racking up 1,273 yards and 13 touchdowns last season.

And, unfortunately for Mendenhall, he faces a strong Cincinnati Bengals rush defense in Week 10. In fact, the Bengals are allowing the fewest yards per carry (3.3) in the NFL this season.

Want a good sign of how dominant the rush defense has been? The Bengals held San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore to 42 yards and a fumble on 17 carries in Week 3, then he went on to rush for over 100 yards in five consecutive games.

Wide Receiver: A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals

A.J. Green may technically be a rookie, but he certainly hasn't played like one this season.

The No. 4 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft has racked up 599 receiving yards and five touchdowns already this season.

But in Week 10, he faces the vaunted Pittsburgh Steelers defense, a defense allowing just 184.7 passing yards per game this season. Green is going to have a hard time racking up catches, and rookie quarterback Andy Dalton should struggle, as well.