NFL Survivor Pool: One of these days?

We are now three weeks into the season and I am an embarrassing 0-3 in this space. Pretty pathetic given we are just trying to pick winners. Apologies!!

This past week I was hot on the Los Angeles Chargers. At the time of the pick, I thought quarterback Justin Herbert would play (supported by the betting line at the time) but as the week progressed it looked unlikely. He did suit up but played poorly in a disaster of a loss, 38-10 against Jacksonville.  

Ugh!

Making picks earlier in the week when injury news can and does change is always tricky but there is still no excuse — for me or the Chargers, who are quickly seeing their season slip away. 

We are going to keep at it though, trying to pick that one team to win each week and observing the Survivor Pool rules of not picking a team that has been picked already.

To refresh, Tennessee, Cincinnati and Los Angeles (Chargers) have been selected so far.

Week 4 Survivor Pick Recommendation

Three weeks into the season and there is only one team that is 0-3. Shockingly, it is the Las Vegas Raiders, not the Chicago Bears or Seattle Seahawks. Still, fading those teams drew my eyes in making the selection from the slate of games for Week 4. Fading Houston was also a strong possibility but they are hosting the Chargers this week so even though they are 0-2-1 they were off the board. 

The Pick:  Detroit Lions

The Lions are the pick this week even though they failed to complete the road upset at Minnesota last week, giving up 14 points in the fourth quarter. You can question the talent on this team, but their effort has been great under coach Dan Campbell, so I feel good for them in a spot where they need to bounce back from a tough defeat. The Lions are hosting Seattle and are 4.5-point favorites at Ford Field, where they are 1-1 this season and really pushed Philadelphia in Week 1.