NFL Survivor Pool Picks

Week 5 is going to be a tough week in Survivor Pools. A lot of people are going to be eliminated since I don’t see a whole lot of straight up locks. A lot of these games are up for grabs for either team. Let’s recap our picks so far this year. All have been winners.

Week 1 – Arizona Cardinals
Week 2 – Detroit Lions
Week 3 – San Diego Chargers
Week 4 – Green Bay Packers

I don’t ever want to pick a road team because that just invites upset city. Let’s start eliminating some home teams.

Not going to pick IND, JAC, CAR, BUF (vs. PHI), MIN, DEN, SF. Already took DET.

Don’t want to take New England against the Jets in what should be a tough divisional game. New England vs. Kansas City is a week 11 lock if you want to save the Pats for a late-season lock. New England’s next three are DAL, @PIT, and NYG, and I’ll pass on those until KC.

Can’t take Atlanta over Green Bay. Philadelphia is desperate for a win when they face Buffalo.

Oakland can upset Houston on the road, especially since it looks like Andre Johnson will be out for about 4 weeks. Run DMC can win games for the Raiders.

Pittsburgh over Tennessee is a viable option, but Pittsburgh’s offensive line is really bad and if Tennessee wins that matchup, it could be a very close game and one that Tennessee could possibly win, especially if Chris Johnson goes off on a defense that gave up 155 yards to Arian Foster.  I also like Pittsburgh the next week over Jacksonville at home so I’ll pass on them this week.

By process of elimination, that leaves …

We are onto week 4 of our NFL Survivor Pool picks. We avoided taking New England last week, who was upset by the Buffalo Bills. Our week 3 survivor pool pick was the San Diego Chargers at home over the Kansas City Chiefs. Although the Chargers didn’t come close to covering the spread, they escaped with the victory. Too bad the Steelers escaped with a 3-point victory over the Colts because half of the survivor league went with the Steelers in week 3.

In week 4, there are several viable options: (1) New Orleans Saints on the road over Jacksonville Jaguars; (2) Atlanta Falcons on the road over Seattle Seahawks; (3) Green Bay Packers at home over the Denver Broncos; (4) Tampa Bay Bucs at home over Indianapolis Colts; and (5) San Diego Chargers at home over Miami Dolphins.

The sure-fire pick would be the Packers at home over the Broncos. Let’s see if we should pull the trigger and take Green Bay or wait another week to take them. Green Bay visits Atlanta in week 5. Week 6 presents another good opportunity to take Green Bay when they’re at home against the Rams. Other than their week 6 game against the Rams, there aren’t any other “locks” for the Packers. The Packers will have the Bucs, Vikings, and Raiders at home later, but this should be the best opportunity to take the Packers this season.

I still have several top teams to pick from later in the season including the Patriots, Steelers, Ravens, Jets, Texans, Saints, and Falcons. I am going with the Green Bay Packers over the Denver Broncos in week 4 of my NFL Survivor Pool. Let me know which game you like best. Vote below.

We’re onto week 3 for our survivor pool picks. In week 1, I ended up lucky escaping with an  Arizona Cardinals victory over the Carolina Panthers. In week 2, I went with the Detroit Lions, who absolutely blew out the the Kansas City Chiefs.

In week 3, there are several viable options on the table. Since I didn’t pick the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 2, I can take them against the struggling Indianapolis Colts in week 3. I could also opt for the San Diego Chargers at home, who face the struggling Kansas City Chiefs.

A lot of people played the Chargers week 1, but I opted to play the Chargers later in the season and this is the perfect opportunity to take them. With Jamaal Charles out for the Chiefs, San Diego clearly looks like the play. I would like to save the Steelers for week 5 or week 6 when they are at home against the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars. I’m going San Diego Chargers in week 3 of my survivor pool.…

Question: Which team should I pick in week 2 of my survivor pool?

I’m thinking of taking the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Seattle Seahawks or the New York Jets over the Jacksonville Jaguars. I can’t imagine Pittsburgh starting out 0-2. Both New York and Pittsburgh are at home as well and I only want to stick to home teams for now. These picks looks pretty safe to me.  Other picks that I am considering are the Green Bay Packers over the Carolina Panthers and the Baltimore Ravens over the Tennessee Titans. What game do you think I should take?

Answer:

Pittsburgh definitely is a lock. However, I want to save a team like the Steelers for later in the season. With that said, you may want to opt for the Jets who have an easy matchup at home against the Jaguars.

What do you think? Answer below!…

I caught a huge break in my survivor pool last week. My initial pick was the Chiefs over the Bills, mostly due to the Chiefs 7-1 home record last season and Bills awful defense from last year. However, when I was doing my due diligence on the pick, I quickly realized the Chiefs were dismal on offense in the preseason, lost Charlie Weiss, and the Bills really boosted their front 7. Uneasy with the chatter of Bills upsetting the Chiefs, which ended up happening, I switched my pick to the Arizona Cardinals. I caught an extremely lucky break with a 4th-quarter punt return for the victory.  The Texans and Chargers were easy picks, but I wanted to save those teams for later.

This week I am eyeing up the following picks in order: (1) Detroit over Kansas City;  (2) New York Jets over Jacksonville; and (3) Pittsburgh over Seattle. Before we get into the analysis, let me throw out a plug for our pick ’em league. We have 34 participants and still accepting registrations. The winner gets a free NFL Shop t-shirt. The league ID is 63470 and the password is thepassrush. Click here to register.

Detroit Lions over Kansas City Chiefs

I love the Lions this year. I have one fantasy team where I drafted Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson, Jahvid Best, Brandon Pettigrew, and the Lions defense. I shit you not. Every single one of them. I should take Nate Burleson just for the hell of it. I have $190 on the Lions over 7.5 wins. I fucking love the Lions this year. Last week, my fantasy team showed you why. Calvin Johnson was awesome. Matthew Stafford was awesome. Jahvid Best and Brandon …

We have two more hours until kickoff. Survivor pools are becoming really popular this year among friends and co-workers. For those unfamiliar, you pick one team per week (typically straight up without considering the spread, but some leagues opt against the spread). Win and you move on, lose and you’re eliminated. You can’t pick the same team twice. Whoever survives at the end of the season gets the cash.

Remember to sign up for our pick ’em league before kickoff. Winner gets a free NFL Shop t-shirt.

Of the week 1 teams this week, you clearly want to opt for home teams. I’ve narrowed my list to Chiefs over Bills, Cardinals over Panthers, and Browns over Bengals. Which team do you like? Leave me a comment or vote in the poll below. Texans over Colts, Chargers over Vikings, and Patriots over Dolphins are good choices, but the Chargers and Patriots should be used later in the season.

I’ll stick with picking against poor teams in the first few weeks. I’m really torn between the Chiefs and Cardinals. I think I’m leaning Cardinals due to Buffalo boosting their defense and Cassel playing with bruised ribs. I also don’t think there’s a better opportunity to pick the Cardinals and save a strong team for later in the season. Clearly the best two plays are Texans and Chargers, but I’ll be saving those teams for later.

Vote below to help me out.

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Question:

I’m starting off my survivor pool. With Peyton Manning out, everyone and their mother are taking the Houston Texans at home over the Indianapolis Colts. I have high expectations for the Texans this year and may want to save that pick for later in the year. The other game I was thinking of taking is the Arizona Cardinals over the Carolina Panthers. Last year the Panthers were the worst team in the league and I don’t expect a whole lot from Cam Newton in his rookie debut. His preseason has been pretty lackluster. Should I go with the Cardinals and Texans this week?

Answer:

The safer pick is definitely the Texans who should roll over the Colts who don’t have a QB now that Manning is out. However, I can understand trying to safe the Texans for later in the year. With that said, there could never be a better opportunity to take the Cardinals this year than this week. It’ll be easy to advance to week 2 and keep all of your strong teams for later weeks. Good luck this week.

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