Week 2 hit NFL survivor pools like a tornado in the trailer park, leaving less than 17% of entries in Covers’ free-to-play Pro Football Survivor Contest still standing to see Week 3.
After Week 1 results took a sizable chunk out of the pools, Week 2 was a great white bite with big faves like Baltimore, San Francisco, Dallas, Detroit, and Philadelphia all going down.
Luckily for me, I avoided those clubs and banked on the Los Angeles Chargers — or more the poor play of the Carolina Panthers — to get me through. The Bolts came up big, with a one-sided win.
I do expect the wild upsets to temper in Week 3, so don’t think you’re wise riding that crazy train into Week 4. That said, there are some sizable favorites I would avoid like the plague this Sunday.
The pressure doesn’t usually mount until October, but with poolies giving northern white rhinos a run for their money on the extinction charts, you’re going to be very wary of the most popular picks going forward without sticking your neck out too far.
Here’s my NFL Week 3 selection for Covers $10K Pro Football Survivor Contest as well as the team projected to be the “safest” picks on the board — a spot that featured the Bengals and Ravens the last two weeks. So, get ready with that grain of salt.
Teams used: Bills, Chargers
