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Fantasy football rankings, waiver-wire targets, start/sit calls, and pick’em strategy — fresh analysis every week from the DaqsPickEm crew.
Week 14 Pick'em
Week 14 Survivor: Just 10 Entries Left After Saints Beat Bucs
The Saints beat the Buccaneers 24-20 and took out 62% of the remaining survivor field. Ten entries are left in an $18.7M contest, and survivor strategy works completely differently when almost nobody is alive.
Week 13 Pick'em
Thanksgiving 2025 Wiped Out 94.5% of the Survivor Pool Field
The Lions, Chiefs and Ravens all lost on Thanksgiving, the Bears upset the Eagles, and 849 entries died in a single week. The most destructive survivor slate of the year, and what it proves about picking favorites.
Week 10 Pick'em
Panthers-Packers: The Biggest Upset of 2025 Guts Survivor
Carolina won 16-13 at Green Bay as a 13-point underdog, the biggest upset of the season. Then Week 10 turned the same Panthers into the pick that ended thousands of survivor entries.
Week 5 Pick'em
Week 5 Survivor Massacre: 49ers 26, Rams 23 in Overtime
The Rams were 8.5-point favorites and the single most-picked team in Circa Survivor. They lost in overtime, and 54% of the remaining field went with them. Here's the lesson about following the crowd.
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