Week 1 in Survivor pools looked way more daunting than most weeks. Because most of the big favorites were road teams, there was a lot of hesitance across the opening weekend and a lot of those fears were realized. Many of them gave contestants a scare. Others gave them a nightmare. Over 56% of the Circa Survivor field was eliminated in Week 1, as four of the five most popular selections lost outright.
If you’re still alive and kicking in your pool because you had the Ravens, Saints or another team, you have to feel fortunate to be moving on because there were a lot of potential landmines and many of them went off. Take a deep breath and focus on Week 2 because there are some much more palatable options with home teams in big favorite roles.
As for me, last week’s pick was the 49ers, who wound up being forced to play in a swamp and, despite winning the box score, lost the game. So, my theoretical entry (and one of my Circa Survivor entries) is out. However, I’ll still be doing the weekly article and I’ll try to not repeat any teams as we go along.
Los Angeles Rams (-10.5) over Atlanta Falcons