Week 14 NFL Survivor pool strategy with safe, value, trap picks, plus an upset special

Welcome to Week 14! The NFL is through Thanksgiving and that means we have one last week of byes to sort through.

The Broncos, Colts, Patriots, Commanders, Ravens, and Texans wrap up the 2024 byes, which means we have a 13-game slate this week.

Last week saw mostly favorites handling their business.

We had some close contests and near-misses on the upset front, but the favorites generally took care of business.

That means that remaining Survivor pools did not get cleaned out for the week.

Things were closer than expected in Vikings-Cardinals, Bucs-Panthers, and Broncos-Browns, but Minnesota, Tampa Bay, and Denver escaped with wins.

I was on the right track with some of the upset and trap picks in my weekly Survivor picks column , but alas, nothing ended up happening.

I went with the Lions for my lone remaining entry, and I lived to fight another day.

Its now time for Week 14 picks.

Ive got my full picks below.

There are plenty of options to consider and every week this season well be breaking down the safest picks, the best value picks, the potential trap picks, and one upset pick if you feel the need to get a little wild with your pick to go against the grain.

Safest picks Eagles over Panthers Bucs over Raiders These will be popular picks among people who havent used either, but theyre also potentially worth saving if your league is a ways off.

The Bucs offer value in Week 17 at home against the Panthers, and the Eagles could offer some value in Week 18 at home against the Giants if you think they wont have locked up playoff position.

Best value picks Steelers over Browns A home divisional game against a wild card like Jameis Winston could be tricky, but this is the last game that makes sense to use the surging Steelers.

They are on the road against the Eagles and Ravens and then home against the Chiefs and Bengals after this weekend.

Upset pick Falcons over Vikings Kirk Cousins was brutal against the Chargers.

Traveling back to Minnesota isnt a great matchup, but I could see the Falcons giving the Vikings a little bit of trouble.

Trap picks Dolphins over Jets The Jets stink, but theyre still just enough of a wild card that I could see this being a place the Dolphins get tripped up..

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