No matter how you’ve survived to get to Week 10 of your survivor pools, welcome to it! Last week was seemingly the first week of the year with little to no sweat in the survivor pools. Chalk hit across the top of the board. We haven’t been able to count on that most of the season, so let’s dive in and see who the best plays are in our Week 10 NFL survivor picks.
Our official play last week was the Kansas City Chiefs, who played with their food in the first half but took care of business in the second half. The San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday Night Football also brought little sweat with them as both teams took care of business.
The Lock: Buffalo Bills
Buffalo is a team we haven’t used at the top just yet, but this is a great week to play the Buffalo Bills. They’ve had a pretty tough schedule thus far, yet find themselves at 7-1 overall. The Raiders gave them a scare, the Rams took them to OT, they’ve faced a few backups the last few weeks, but they just keep winning. What they haven’t faced yet on their schedule, a true cupcake team.
Welcome to the conversation, New York Jets. The Jets have been terrible this season. Sure, they have two wins, but those wins came over the Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns. Not much to write home about. Buffalo has owned this matchup over the years, going 8-2 over the Jets in the last 10 years.
The Backup: Jacksonville Jaguars
If you haven’t used Jacksonville yet, they are an outstanding play again this week facing Tennessee. Jacksonville is arguably the best team in the NFL, and they played the NFL’s trade deadline like it. They were aggressive, making a slew of moves to try and get even better. One thing about this Jaguars team, they haven’t messed around with bad teams. Last Thursday, against the beat-up Ravens, 33-10. They blasted the Colts 42-7 and the Browns 34-10.
They’ve also owned this divisional matchup over the last handful of seasons. Jacksonville has won four in a row and seven of the last eight games over the Titans. Last season, they won these games 41-7 and 25-3. Blowout incoming. I’ve given the Jaguars out a lot this season, but depending on your pool or when it started, you may have them sitting there; this is the week to pull the trigger.
Degen Special: Los Angeles Rams
The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Rams just a few weeks ago at the Rams’ home in SoFi Stadium. Now, in the same matchup but at State Farm Stadium, where the Cardinals are the hosts, I’m telling you to take the other side. It’s the Degen special simply due to them losing this matchup last time. But for a Rams team that’s been hard to trust, this might be one of the best weeks to use them.
The chances of the Rams losing to Arizona again are low. Add in the fact that the team traded Jacoby Brissett, and Gardner Minshew went down with a season-ending injury. That leaves rookie quarterback Carson Beck to make his first career start. To add insult to injury, their top receiver Michael Wilson is also out for the year after fracturing his neck. This is a golden opportunity for Los Angeles revenge.
Official Week 10 NFL Survivor Play: Buffalo Bills
Official Play Teams Used:
Week 1: Jaguars
Week 2: Buccaneers
Week 3: Chiefs
Week 4: Vikings
Week 5: Cowboys
Week 6: Patriots
Week 7: Texans
Week 8: Raiders
Week 9: Chiefs
