SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White, who avoided the Bengals in Week 1 and Ravens in Week 2, just locked in his top Week 3 NFL survivor pick

Congratulations to all those still standing after the wild first two weeks of the NFL season. For two weeks in a row, the top pick in NFL survivor pools has fallen, leaving a trail of wrecked dreams and desperate re-ups in their wake.

The Sporting News highlights the best and most popular NFL survivor picks for Week 3, based on advice and data from TeamRankings affiliate PoolGenius.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season on an incredible 187-130 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 41-22 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of 2022.

NFL survivor pools have been bloodbaths through two weeks. For those left standing, the Seahawks are the team to pick in Week 3.

Doc’s Sports offers NFL expert picks for every game on our NFL predictions page.

If you’re still in your original survivor pool, congratulations. This year has had one of the craziest starts we’ve seen in a while. Some smaller survivor pools were won after just two weeks, and people have started a second one to fill the void that was left behind.

Week three of the 2024 NFL season is here. As always, I will start by discussing the rules for a survivor pool. It is a weekly