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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No major surprises in Week 8, as the seven most popular survivor teams all won their games. While the Chiefs' loss to the Broncos was a major real-life upset, they were only used by about 3% of the survivor field. All told, just 5% of active entries were eliminated in Week 8, so not much ground was picked up by advancing.