Through three short weeks of football, NFL survivor pools have a kill rate akin to the “Final Destination” film franchise. And it’s been just as gruesome.
Of the nearly 3,800 entries in Covers’ 10K Pro Football Survivor Contest, only 115 (just 3%) are alive to see Week 4 after another slate of stunning upsets erased more than 80% of the remaining field.
I get to count myself among the lucky, or perhaps I should say the “fittest”. After all, that’s the key to survival, according to multi-time survivor pool champ Charles Darwin. I’ve been “fit” enough to follow my own advice.
Remember back in Week 1 when I warned you about following the most popular survivor pool pick each week? Well, that could be $10,000 worth of free advice because the most popular pick has gone down in each of the first three weeks, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this past Sunday.
The pressure doesn’t usually start to mount until after October. But here we are, not even out of September, and I have to keep reminding myself to stay out of my way and not get cute with my NFL picks.
With that said, here’s my survivor pool pick for Week 4, as well as the “safest” bet on the board, which means nothing in this topsy-turvy 2024 season.
