The survivor concept is simple: Pick one team to win an NFL game every week. No spreads or totals – just winners. Once you use that team, you can't use them again – creating an element of strategy and long-term planning that makes these contests deceptively difficult.
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If you had the Cowboys available in Week 10, it was smooth sailing. If you didn't, it was tough – as the week's next most popular teams, the Bengals and Bills, both suffered upset losses.
Those two upsets and a few other lesser-used teams combined to eliminate another 40% or so of the field in Week 10. Smaller-field contests are close to if not finished, while big contests are down to around 5% of entries remaining.