Belated yet again, we're (finally) here to recap Week 10 of the football season and look ahead to Week 11. If you've come in search of a complete playoff picture, we'll save you some time. Click here to jump down to the playoff breakdown.

Football might be enjoying a brief hibernation in preparation for Thanksgiving Day showdowns, but the action is kicking into high gear in the other fall sports as soccer, field hockey and volleyball rumble into the state brackets and we hope that you've enjoyed our coverage of those events the past couple days.

One quick programming note. We're bringing back the "Beat Forsberg" Thanksgiving Day Pick'em contest starting later this week. Utilizing our friends over at SportsBallot, we'll have you enter your picks as you would normally in our weekly Prep Pick'em contest. Don't fret if you haven't signed up yet, you're more than welcome to join in for this week only. We'll have another great prize for this year's winner. Best of luck to all; more details coming later this week.

In honor of the redesigned Boston.com, the album for Week 10 is one that underwent a redesign of its own: The Rolling Stone's Beggars Banquet. We'll let our friends at Wikipedia explain the Stone's cover art redesign:

By June, the sessions were nearly completed in England, with some final overdubbing and mixing to be done in Los Angeles during July. However, both Decca Records in England and London Records rejected the planned cover design - a graffiti-covered lavatory, and the band held back the album. By November, however, The Rolling Stones gave in, allowing the album to be released in December with a simple imitation invitation card cover. The idea for a plain album cover was also implemented by the Beatles for the White Album, which was released one month prior to Beggars Banquet. This similarity, coupled with Beggars Banquet's later release, garnered the Rolling Stones accusations of imitating the Beatles. In 1984, the original cover art was released with the initial CD remastering of Beggars Banquet.

And this album's relation to Week 10 of the football season? There are 10 tracks. If were rating it on a scale of 1 to 10, you might argue that the album is a 10. And, hey, speaking of 10s:

First down and the Top 10

1. Everett (10-0) -- Tide can't take their foot off the accelerator for the rest of the year... not that they've appeared to do so at any point during the 2007 campaign.

2. Mansfield (8-1) -- Some coaches would rest the starters on Turkey Day. Coach Mike Redding doesn't seem to have those plans, according to the Attleboro Sun Chronicle:

"We talked on Monday after we beat North Attleboro, and saw realistically that we had to start thinking about the playoffs," Mansfield coach Mike Redding said, "and I asked our seniors what priority No. 1 was, and it was 'beat Foxboro on Thanksgiving, and we'll worry about the playoffs on Friday.'"

3. BC High (9-0) -- Looks like Everett found a way back onto BC High's schedule after all. Eagles would love to avoid snapshots like this.

4. Brockton (8-1) -- They've probably used it 100 times, but the opening line from the Brockton Enterprise's write-up for Brockton's win over New Bedford Saturday still made us chuckle:

The Brockton High football team had a “whale” of a time on Saturday afternoon.

5. Gloucester (10-0) -- Could be two perfect seasons on Thanksgiving Day. Poor Danvers would probably prefer Gloucester's sort of perfection.

6. Dartmouth (9-1) -- We're simply hoping that this year's battle with the Boxers is as entertaining and as thrilling as last year.

7. Weymouth (10-0) -- We've been pumping it up for weeks now, but Turkey Day has the potential to be phenomenal if the Wildcats and Walpole don't get caught looking ahead to the playoffs and start resting key guys.

8. Chelmsford (9-1) -- Twenty-two second-quarter points ensured that the Lions would leave nothing to chance on Thanksgiving Day after a 42-22 thumping of Dracut that wrapped up the Merrimack Valley Conference title.

9. Wayland (9-1) -- Over/under on text messages that will be sent and received before noon on Thanksgiving Day in Wayland, 13,758. Most should be coming from Newton and Westford.

10. Woburn (8-2) -- Somehow we feel like Ty Pennington should be standing outside the high school before the Tanners take the field screaming, "Bus driver, move ... that ... bus!"

A few thoughts on the rest of the latest Top 20: Geez, 19 out of the top 20 teams won. Argue with the arrangement of the teams until you're blue in the face, but the teams in the poll seem to be taking care of business when it matters most... Only Dennis-Yarmouth fell and that's because Marshfield played a dazzling 44-minute game of keep away (more on that below)... Welcome aboard, Bishop Feehan. The Shamrocks only have one in-state loss (Mansfield) and tied a top 25 squad in North Attleboro.

Play of the Week

Click here for the Week 10 Play of the Week

We're giving the Marshfield coaching staff our Play of the Week for Week 10.

You might not be able to single out a specific play from that game -- hence why we're linking to the full highlights -- but coach Lou Silva and Co., came out with a mindset to keep the ball out of the hands of a very potent Dennis-Yarmouth offense and, boy, did they execute that plan to perfection.

Nothing symbolizes that more than recovering an onside kick to open the game. The Rams weren't even willing to give Dennis-Yarmouth the ball when they're supposed to.

Marshfield dominated time of possession, particularly in the second half, where it ran a dazzling 18-play drive coming out of the intermission. The first 17 plays erased the entire third quarter before sophomore Bob MacNeil plunged in on the first play of the fourth frame.

The Rams put together another lengthy scoring drive when they got the ball back and poor Dennis-Yarmouth could only watch from the sidelines. The Dolphins produced a late scoring drive to pull within a touchdown, alas, only 7 seconds remained in the game at that point.

Beggars Banquet

Normally we recap the biggest plays of the week in this album area. But this week we thought we'd switch it up a bit. With a lot of folks casting their eyes towards the postseason, we examine 10 playoff scenarios to watch on Thanksgiving Day utilizing titles from one of the Stones' masterpieces.

1. Sympathy for the Devil -- Neither Melrose, Woburn, nor Lexington likely feel any sympathy for Burlington, since the Devils took a step backwards this fall after capturing the Middlesex League crown last season. Thanksgiving Day is a three-horse race with Melrose ahead by a nose entering the homestretch. The Raiders can lock up a postseason berth with a win over Wakefield, a team it hasn't beaten in 13 years. A Melrose loss, coupled with a Woburn triumph over Winchester, would send the Tanners back to the postseason. If both frontunners were to fall, we'd have a three-way tie with Lexington and that's where things get crazy. The folks in Lexington suggested that the tie-breaker would eliminate the last-to-go (Woburn) and go to the head-to-head matchup between the remaining two squads (Lexington defeated Melrose). But we've heard conflicting reports, one out of Woburn says there's a three-way tie-breaker similar to the Dual County League where it would go to first-half point differential versus league opponents (with a max of 21 points). Let's hope we don't have to cross that bridge.

2. No Expectations -- Did anyone have big expectations for Holbrook? The Bulldogs finished 5-5 a year ago, but were outscored 151-28 in their five losses. That said, a win on Thanksgiving brings Holbrook both the Mayflower Small title and a trip to the postseason. West Bridgewater would have to be considered a hefty favorite, however, having already scored a 25-0 victory over Holbrook in a matchup that didn't count towards the league standings on Oct. 27.

3. Dear Doctor -- This track includes the lyrics, "Oh help me, please doctor, I'm damaged." That's probably the way Dennis-Yarmouth is feeling right now. The Dolphins endured their first loss of the 2007 season last week against Marshfield, but the Cape-dwellers still have the inside track to the postseason. If D-Y, Marshfield, and Plymouth North all win on Turkey Day, the last-to-go tie-breaker would eliminate Marshfield, and Dennis-Yarmouth would advance based on its head-to-head win over Plymouth North. If Plymouth North falters and Dennis-Yarmouth wins, Marshfield advances to the postseason, while Plymouth North advances only if Dennis-Yarmouth falls to 1-9 Nauset.

4. Parachute Woman -- This track includes the line, "Will you blow me out?" Sort of what we're wondering when Everett hosts Cambridge. The Falcons are limping towards the finish line after falling to Waltham last week, but they can still keep the Tide out of the postseason with a win on Turkey Day. What's more, Cambridge -- despite last week's loss to Waltham -- would advance to the playoffs thanks to the Greater Boston League's three-way tie-breaker that sends the team with the longest playoff drought.

5. Jigsaw Puzzle -- Go ahead and jump over to this post with the updated Dual County League standings to sort this one out. It's as mind-numbing as a jigsaw puzzle.

6. Street Fighting Man -- Every week seems to be a street fight in the Tri-Valley League. Seven of the league's 10 members will end the season with an overall record of .500 or better. But Thanksgiving Day boils down to two potential champs: Holliston and Medfield. The Panthers edged Medfield in the head-to-head meeting in Week 8, but turned around and fell to Bellingham one week later to re-open the door for the Warriors. A win over 6-3 Westwood secures the postseason pass for Holliston, while a loss coupled with a Medfield triumph over 2-8 Dover-Sherborn gives the Warriors a chance to defend their Super Bowl crown.

7. Prodigal Son -- This track includes the line, "Said, 'I believe I'll ride, believe I'll go back home.'" Sort of sounds like what Manchester Essex is saying as it looks to lock up a trip back to the postseason. The Hornets make the trek to Georgetown on Turkey Day looking to secure both a share of the Commonwealth Small title and the league's postseason pass. Manchester fell to Northeast earlier this season, while the Royals remain undefeated in conference play.

8. Stray Cat Blues -- Up in Wilmington, the Wildcats are hoping not to have some Thanksgiving Day blues. Unfortunately, their fate is in the hands of Masconomet. The Chieftains secure a trip to the postseason with a win over North Andover on Turkey Day, while Wilmington advances with a Masco falter. The Wildcats meet Tewksbury in a non-conference matchup.

9. Factory Girl -- This track includes the lyric, "A sight for sore eyes." Yup, that would just about describes the Mayflower Large, which is looking at a potential four-way tie if league frontrunner Blue Hills were to fall to Bristol-Plymouth. The Warriors can make it easy on everyone with a triumph that would secure the league title and a trip to the postseason.

10. Salt of the Earth -- This track includes the line, "Raise your glass to the hard working people." So, here we salute all the conference champs with a look at the complete playoff picture (note that only one other league is up for grabs on Thanksgiving Day and that's the Cape Ann Small as Newburyport meets Amesbury).

The complete Eastern Mass. playoff picture

First-round playoff matchups will occur on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at sites and times to be determined. Winners advance to the Super Bowls scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 1 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.

Division 1:

BC High vs. Greater Boston League
Brockton vs. Dartmouth

Division 1A:

Chelmsford vs. Dual County
Weymouth vs. Atlantic Coast League

Division 2:

Middlesex League vs. Walpole
Bishop Feehan vs. Mansfield

Division 2A:

Cape Ann Large vs. Gloucester
Seekonk vs. Hingham

Division 3:

Arlington Catholic vs. Swampscott
Abington vs. Tri-Valley League

Division 3A:

Greater Lawrence vs. Cape Ann Small
East Boston vs. Mayflower Large

Division 4:

Brighton vs. Commonwealth Small
Mayflower Small vs. Pope John

Your turn

First, a look back at last week's results:

Which team will win the Catholic Conference?

A whopping 74.4 percent of voters said BC High would take home the CC crown and we didn't have to wait long to verify their smarts. Ron St. George's charges secured the league title by topping rival St. John's Prep Saturday (the Danvers-based Eagles had earned 16.2 percent of the votes in the poll), while Xaverian knocked off Catholic Memorial in Westwood.

Who will win the Dual County League?

No clear-cut favorite here as Acton-Boxboro reeled in 36.1 percent of the votes; Wayland grabbed 33.8, and Lincoln-Sudbury hauled in 24.1. Yep, it's that close heading into Turkey Day. As we wrote in the DCL tie-breaker update earlier this week, Wayland remains in the driver's seat despite not being in control of its own destiny on Thanksgiving Day.

This week's poll question: