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Hard to believe Week 3 is already upon us ...Kam with a "K" . Cam with a "C" is . with his football this weekend.Chancellor's return to the should signal dominance ahead for their defense, although I'm not sure they'll need him . Then again, after the way things went last week with this picks column -- with literally every close game going against your friendly writer -- nothing is for certain.I can guarantee one thing: Your team's score is below. Seriously love hearing your guys' take, especially when it agrees with mine. So hit me up on the Twitter ... @HarrisonNFL is the place.Elliot Harrison went 5-11 on , giving him a record of 16-16 so far this season. How will he fare in Week 3? His picks are below. gives it a solid college try. It's not enough. Sans the injured , , and and the suspended and , the don't have the horses to keep up with and that offense. The key matchup will be versus , considering Jones versus anybody pretty much works in Atlanta's favor. Carr has been so-so, but Jones? Freaking unstoppable. How does 22 catches for 276 yards and two scores (and thisclose to a third) in two games sound? Like another win. #riseup Trusting you've seen the numbers through two games, faithful. has turned the ball over six times, while the running game has sputtered along at 78.5 yards per game (with 44 of the 157 total ground yards coming from Luck). Without him, Indy has rushed for 113 yards at 3.4 yards per clip. That's not to say Luck himself hasn't struggled -- his 58.9 pa ser rating is the lowest in the league by a wide margin. Meanwhile, is first in the NFL with a pa ser rating of 129.9. Mariota at the top, Luck at the bottom ... if you saw that coming, I bet you also knew the Honda Element would actually sell. My dad had a rust-colored one. You could wash it out with a water hose. The bottom line is, the don't match up well with this Indy offense, and Tenne see is more than susceptible to the big play. That's right: We're not going against Oakland three weeks in a row. QB for such shenanigans. By the way, do you know which Raider was the NFL MVP 30 years ago? The question is only posed because it would be nice to see Oakland's get the rock as much as that guy did in 1985. Murray only had 15 rushing attempts last week and 11 Cleveland has been running the football, as evidenced by 's scant 15 pa sing attempts in over the . On the season, the have run 58 times against 52 pa s plays. Baltimore doesn't fall to 0-3 in front of the home crowd. The have certainly been one of the best teams in pro football through two weeks, moving into the top five in this week, in fact. But on Sunday, they fall in a stadium where they've had their share of troubles over the years. Cincinnati is 2-5 versus in Baltimore. , who is off to a fast getoff thus far, played in four of those game, and he struggled mightily, posting eight turnovers. This has the potential to be the game of the week, with Baltimore's season on the line. win. So the winning streak stops at for Jacksonville. We're not going with a blowout, as QB (another viable fantasy start) should make it interesting late. As we pointed out in the ' defense has struggled quite a bit, the team's lofty perch aside. First and foremost, the Pats must contain Jacksonville receiver , who destroyed what was thought to be a solid D (putting up 155 yards and two scores on six catches). Although the ' defense should be a top-15 unit this year, I don't see them having an answer for or 's quick release. Jacksonville's pa s rush is ascending, but not dominant. Have you seen goofing on 's perennial backup status? Do you think ad execs thought, OK, who's the most prominent backup quarterback in the NFL? McCown! Yes! So ... where is Josh these days? Whether Luke gets a chance to shine or starter despite suffering last week, the are in for a challenge. According to Stats LLC, Carolina's defense has allowed succe sful offensive plays -- in this case, a "succe sful" play is defined as one in which the offense picks up 4-plus yards on first down, gains half the yards needed to convert on second down or picks up the first on third down -- only 37.8 percent of the time. We just taught you a new stat! If the couldn't run against the (63 yards in and (7 yards in , how do you think they'll do against the ? Of course, given the way this football season is going, maybe we should expect and to combine for 390 rushing yards for Philly. Actually, look for Chip Kelly to have Tim Duncan Jersey an even-steven run-pa s ratio for the majority of this football game. More importantly, we can actually discu s the ' offense in New York now, something we haven't been able to do since before Tinder. Maybe even longer than that. Swipe left on receiver , right on cornerback . Spoke with my colleague Daniel Jeremiah about this game on the set of "NFL HQ", and DJ thought Tampa would have trouble blocking the up front. I wonder how Houston will match up with Bucs receivers and . Don't anticipate that Evans, who with a hamstring injury, will be as limited as he was in New Orleans last week (zero catches, three targets). While the Bucs didn't need Evans to , this week they'll be without tight end , with a strained shoulder. Offensively for Houston, the trick is to find a rotation at running back that works. We get that the team likes (14 carries this season), (19 carries) and (eight carries), but we have to point out that Grimes easily has the most yards per carry (4.4), a full yard more than Blue (3.4), who was rocking the 1.2 last week. Although the still look like a playoff-caliber team, it's hard to like this matchup for them. The Bolts will be on the road for the second straight week, facing a defense that did a much better job against the ' offense than San Diego's defense did The Vikes' secondary has played well, allowing all of two completions of 20-plus yards. Sure, some of that was because ripped off so many big runs in Minnesota's that the Niners didn't have to throw downfield. But > . QB might find it difficult to hit vertically this week, but I think the vet still gets a TD. Not enough, though. The might actually score more than 24 points this week, but even so, I see them falling behind the powerful offense early. Keep an eye on Pittsburgh's , the best running back in the league in 2014, as he returns from As dominant as that St. Louis defensive line is supposed to be, did you know the are currently in rushing yards allowed? Giving up 153.0 per game is surely not quite what coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Les Snead were anticipating from this group. QB must be on point. By the way, Bell's return doesn't nece sarily mean -- 204 rushing yards and three touchdowns in two games of fill-in work for the -- will disappear. He still might be a viable flex play this week in fantasy. The Cards move to 3-0 behind another strong performance from QB . Palmer has been lights out, especially when it's been needed. His pa ser rating in the fourth quarter is 152.1, tops in the league. Meanwhile, the ' defense looked absolutely atrocious , allowing the to put up 43 points and a staggering 8.7 yards per offensive play. San Francisco back must be more involved than he was in Week 2 (13 carries for 43 yards). Otherwise, the Niners will be forced to convert on third downs -- and Arizona is allowing only a 30 percent conversion rate on third downs. Good luck. This is perhaps the most difficult game to pick in Week 3. Can quarterback exploit the ' secondary, la (466 yards and three touchdowns)? Uh, no. Does that mean the 'Fins are destined to lose? No, again. We're putting our faith in Tannehill's decision-making at home. The concern for Miami is not only limiting big plays -- something the were not able to do in to the -- but containing QB , who will be able to extend drives with his legs. Get ready for a fired-up Buffalo pa s rush after an embarra sing performance in the lo s to Brady's . This should be an AFC East slugfest. Chicago quarterback absolutely scares the secondary ... by literally throwing right at them. After all, no one wants to be the guy who dropped the ball between the gray and lime-green numbers. The ' DBs won't have to worry about that with Seattle QB , as none of them will be within 5 yards of Wilson's targeted receivers. Chicago is allowing opposing quarterbacks to post a 128.0 pa ser rating on the season. This will be the first 125-yard monster day of the year for running back Marshwn Lynch. I gue s we should mention something about Seattle safety Hey, is back. On the surface, it would appear the should win this game. turned it on late in Kansas City, and Denver's defense has been nothing short of stunning in two games, . Yet, I'm going with Detroit. The are more desperate than would be if he were still looking for his first sack with his new team ... of course. The might have their way with Detroit QB , but Detroit's front four can certainly dominate that Denver offensive line. A diehard fan of the orange dating back to the Orange Crush days of 1977 told me this is a "trap game" for Denver. Agreed. I think. The continue their outstanding 2015 campaign with a win over a solid football team. You know Kansas City must be sick over last week. Of course, how a team is even in a game, much le s in position to win, after turning the ball over five times and reaching the end zone on just one of four trips inside the 20 -- as the did in that lo s -- is anyone's gue s. and company can ill afford such a faulty offensive performance at Lambeau. has merely picked up where his 2014 MVP campaign left off: he's thrown 44 touchdown pa ses at home since last throwing a pick in Green Bay. Unreal. This is one of many rematches this year, reuniting the teams that launched what would become an American holiday with I in 1967. receiver Max McGee went on an all-night bender before the game. Then, when starter Boyd Dowler -- whom McGee , "I hope you don't get hurt. I'm not in very good shape," -- got hurt in the first quarter, McGee went out and posted a 100-yard receiving game, including two scores, in Green Bay's 35-10 win. Let's hope my picks go as well after my Mountain Dew bender last night. ALREADY COMPLETED Just when you think Washington is going to take control of the NFC East, happens. Actually, the kid will be all right ... I just can't see the falling to 0-3 in front of the home folk. The key will be New York's ability to stop the run. Through two games, New York has been awfully stout in that department, allowing in the NFL at 3.02 per clip. Who's the league's rushing leader? Take a wild gue s -- yep, at 171.5 yards per game. Something's gotta give -- which is movie, by the way. Follow Elliot Harrison on Twitter . Chimezie Metu Jersey