2025 NFL Circa Survivor Pool

[Ogie Ogilthorpe]

The Circa Survivor contest just continues to grow every year, just amazing. 2023 had a little more than 9,000 entries. Last year, it jumped to 14,200 or so entries. This year, a whopping 18,656 entries for a total prize pool of $18,656,000 up for grabs.

Week 1 selections, I continue to be surprised by some people's strategy. I know the prevailing thought of the more seasoned Survivor players is to not pick the team to win that the masses are going to pick. Week 1, the only ones I really liked at all were Denver and Arizona and am surprised to see those two only made up 60% of the entries.

One minor note for Week 1: Not sure how much smoke there is but Kyler Murray might be a LITTLE under the weather, which has to make the folks picking Arizona sweat a little bit. 36 people picking the Chiefs, in Brazil against the Chargers? WTF??? Besides the fact that the Chargers are actually GOOD, you at least have to think about saving the Chargers for later in the season for the Thanksgiving OR Christmas games, that are treated as individual weeks

 

[Slim Tubby]

I went with WAS in my Eliminator Pool.

 

[TRF Guy]

I already went with the Eagles in my pool

 

[Ogie Ogilthorpe]

I went with WAS in my Eliminator Pool.

I already went with the Eagles in my pool

My strategy is based HEAVILY on QBs and even HC. I'm just almost never, ever ever going to go against a QB that is not like one of the 6-8 worst QBs in the NFL, and pretty much never against anything remotely resembling a "franchise QB".

Slim, personally I wouldn't have gone with WAS purely because Russell Wilson is at least a capable QB, and the Giants defense is going to be really good again. Washington will probably win, but I wouldn't put my Survivor life on it, at least not in Week 1.

Dak gave the Eagles everything they wanted in Week 1 and Dak qualifies as a QB I wouldn't bet my Survivor life on if I don't have to

 

[Spaulding!No!]

PA and Charch!!

 

[Slim Tubby]

My strategy is based HEAVILY on QBs and even HC. I'm just almost never, ever ever going to go against a QB that is not like one of the 6-8 worst QBs in the NFL, and pretty much never against anything remotely resembling a "franchise QB".

Slim, personally I wouldn't have gone with WAS purely because Russell Wilson is at least a capable QB, and the Giants defense is going to be really good again. Washington will probably win, but I wouldn't put my Survivor life on it, at least not in Week 1.

Dak gave the Eagles everything they wanted in Week 1 and Dak qualifies as a QB I wouldn't bet my Survivor life on if I don't have to

I think Wilson was washed 2 years ago and Daboll's offense always starts out slow. I wouldn't be surprised if they bench Wilson as soon as next week in favor of Dart.

I didn't trust the WAS defense but they have way too much talent on offense to lose at home to the Giants. DEN probably had some folks a little nervous today.

 

[upnorthkid]

I think Wilson was washed 2 years ago and Daboll's offense always starts out slow. I wouldn't be surprised if they bench Wilson as soon as next week in favor of Dart.

I didn't trust the WAS defense but they have way too much talent on offense to lose at home to the Giants. DEN probably had some folks a little nervous today.

Picking against the giants, saints, panthers and titans are going to be solid plays all year

 

[Ogie Ogilthorpe]

Picking against the giants, saints, panthers and titans are going to be solid plays all year

The Dolphins and Jets are still going to be pretty bad, although I'm surprised how much trouble the Jets gave the Steelers, and also with how competitive the Titans were against the Broncos.

If the Vikings look good tomorrow and JJM looks really good and they take care of business against the Bears, I'm going to think pretty hard about taking the Vikings next week in Survivor, at home against Atlanta. I think Flores makes Penix's life absolutely miserable at The Bank next week for the Vikings home opener.

 

[Ogie Ogilthorpe]

I think Wilson was washed 2 years ago and Daboll's offense always starts out slow. I wouldn't be surprised if they bench Wilson as soon as next week in favor of Dart.

Wilson WAS washed up a few years ago, but like he showed in PIT last year, he'll win a few games the Giants shouldn't, at least before Dart takes over. There are opposing QBs I'll feel better about going against this season than Wilson, even if he is a bottom 10 QB.