Week 10 of the NFL season is here! Whether you got knocked out or never got in before the season, it’s not too late to join a survivor pool. You can enter DraftKings NFL pools here.
The rules for NFL Survivor Pools are simple. Each week, you pick a team to win their game straight-up. If that team wins, you move on to the next week. If they lose, you are eliminated. However, you can only use each team once. So, while you want to prioritize picking a team that will win, you also have to consider your season-long strategy.
NFL Week 10 Survivor Pool Picks, Strategy and Best Teams to Use
Week 10 Survivor Pool Best Pick
Rams over Cardinals
The Rams are finally starting to look like the Super Bowl favorites that they were proclaimed before the season. They have won three games in a row to get above .500. Myles Garrett looked excellent in his return, and the Rams’ defense is starting to look great. They should keep it going this week against an NFC West foe.
The Cardinals overachieved through the first couple of months this season, but things could get ugly for them the rest of the way. Jacoby Brissett has been traded to the Ravens, Gardner Minshew is injured, and that means Carson Beck will be making his first career start in this game. The Cardinals’ top wide receiver, Michael Wilson, will also be out for the rest of the season. That makes for a brutally tough first start for Carson Beck. The Rams should handle business in this game and keep the winning streak going.
Week 10 Survivor Bold Pick
Ravens over Chargers
The Cardinals are in trouble without Jacoby Brissett, but he should give the Ravens a boost. Tyler Huntley could have kept the Ravens afloat, but his injury put Baltimore in real trouble. The Ravens’ offense looked disastrous with Joe Fagnano at quarterback. Brissett should provide real stability to the offense. All he has to do is get the ball to Zay Flowers and provide enough of a passing threat to let Derrick Henry operate.
To make life easier on Brissett, he gets to face the winless Chargers in his first start. The Chargers are a total disaster. The defense just gave up 44 points to the Texans last week, and the offense can only score in garbage time. The Ravens need to start winning games in a hurry if they want any shot at making the postseason. Even if Brissett isn’t a long-term solution for Baltimore, he should give them a short-term boost. Brissett already beat the Chargers once this season with the Cardinals and should beat them again.
Week 10 Survivor Favorite to Avoid
Bengals over Steelers
The Bengals are in a tough spot this week. Cincinnati is red hot, coming into this game on a four-game winning streak. However, they are having to travel back from Madrid after beating the Falcons there last week. Meanwhile, the Steelers are coming off a bye week and will be fresh. The AFC North is incredibly competitive, and a divisional matchup like this would naturally be one to avoid. However, one team coming off a bye week, while the other is coming back from an international game, is also a massive red flag. Not to mention, the Steelers were playing great before the bye week, riding a four-game winning streak themselves. This game seems like a real coin flip despite the 3.5-point spread, making the Bengals one to avoid this week.
