Survivor Pool Breakdown: Week 2

Entering Week 1, I viewed that slate as only having a few truly viable options, where I ended up being very Cardinals-heavy. This slate is more wide open, and I’m going to play a lot more teams this week.

Below, I’ll discuss multiple games, listed from highest projected ownership to least for teams with 1% projected ownership serving as the cut-off. As always, I will check in via the survivor pool channel in Discord to discuss any updates I have on any matchup.

Ravens vs. Browns

Spread: Ravens -11.5

Total: 45.5

Ownership: 21% (Lower in holiday slate tournaments, like Circa)

Baltimore rarely loses two games in a row, but they started the 2024 campaign with losses to the Chiefs and Raiders. Further, they have split with Cleveland in every season since 2021.

I would not go out of my way to talk you out of the Ravens this week, and I am going to play them in a few entries, but I would treat them as more of a 5-point favorite than an 11.5-point favorite for survivor pool purposes. Additionally, while Baltimore is one of the four most valuable teams in this format, they do not have a ton of cupcakes on the schedule.

An interesting component of this slate is both the Ravens and Rams’ best future insertion points look like Week 9 (certainly for the Rams). So, if you’re considering the Ravens or Rams, you may want to look at that through the lens of which combo you prefer over both of those slates.

Best Remaining Matchups: Week 9 at MIA (TNF), Week 11 at CLE, Week 12 vs. NYJ, Week 16 vs. NE