Through three short weeks of football, NFL survivor pools have a kill rate akin to the “Final Destination” film franchise. And it’s been just as gruesome.
Of the nearly 3,800 entries in Covers’ 10K Pro Football Survivor Contest, only 115 (just 3%) are alive to see Week 4 after another slate of stunning upsets erased more than 80% of the remaining field.
I get to count myself among the lucky, or perhaps I should say the “fittest”. After all, that’s the key to survival, according to multi-time survivor pool champ Charles Darwin. I’ve been “fit” enough to follow my own advice.
Remember back in Week 1 when I warned you about following the most popular survivor pool pick each week? Well, that could …