We want you to survive your eliminator pool this NFL season so we’re giving our free survivor pool strategy all season. Our picks are based upon our data driven NFL predictions and power rankings.
The Patriots won last week as our survivor pool pick improving our record to 11-2 on the 2016 NFL season!
Survivor Pool Pick Strategy:
We start with our list of 16 predicted winners:
Chiefs over Raiders
Titans over Broncos
Panthers over Chargers
Colts over Texans
Bengals over Browns
Bills over Steelers
Dolphins over Cardinals
Lions over Bears
Vikings over Jaguars
Bucs over Saints
Eagles over Redskins
49ers over Jets
Seahawks over Packers
Falcons over Rams
Cowboys over Giants
Patriots over Ravens
Now there are four steps to easily cut down your potential pick for your NFL survivor pool.
Eliminate Toss-Up Winners
First we eliminate toss-up games. That means we’re cutting the 1 point winners out of the list. The Titans, Panthers, Dolphins and Seahawks are eliminated leaving us with 12 teams remaining.
Eliminate Road Winners
Next we eliminate road teams. I don’t like taking road teams to win in the NFL at all. Just too risky when you need a win, go with a home team.
Eliminating predicted road winners, the Cowboys, Vikings, Bengals and Falcons are not considered. Eight teams are remaining.
Eliminate Low Ranking Winners
Next, I look for team that aren’t in our 20 of the power rankings. This knocks out the Eagles (21) and 49ers (31). Six teams are left.
Eliminate Winners Playing Good Teams
Then, I look for our predicted winners that are playing teams ranked in the top 16 and take them out of consideration. This eliminates the Chiefs (against Raiders), Bills (against Steelers) and Patriots (against Ravens). Three teams are left to consider.
Eliminate the Teams We’ve Already Picked in 2016
2016 Survivor Pick Results
Week 1 – Texans (Win)
Week 2 – Panthers (Win)
Week 3 – Packers (Win)
Week 4 – Chargers (Loss)
Week 5 – Steelers (Win)
Week 6 – Bills (Win)
Week 7 – Chiefs (Win)
Week 8 – Broncos (Win)
Week 9 – Vikings (Loss)
Week 10 – Cardinals (Win)
Week 11 – Lions (Win)
Week 12 – Dolphins (Win)
Week 13 – Patriots (Win)
The Lions and Patriots have won already this season as survivor pool picks so they can no longer be used. This leaves us with one team left.
Final Survivor Pool Pick Candidate
Take the Indianapolis Colts to beat the Houston Texans in NFL week 14 to survive!