After a ridiculous Week 1 that eliminated roughly 60% of the field, Week 2 was slightly easier on the field — emphasis on slightly.
The week’s chalkiest team according to Yahoo!, and our pick in this column, the Rams, advanced. Though their game did end up being a sweat down the stretch.
However, the next-two most popular teams — the Browns and Bengals — both lost, taking over a third of the field out with them. That means we’re down to roughly a quarter of the original field after almost two weeks.
Given the high loss rate, emphasis on the next few weeks will be on safety, not planning ahead.