There are many ways to bet or predict how NFL teams will fare in certain weeks and matchups. You can choose who will win based on the point spread, or you can try to predict the winners outright.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of the more popular methods for predicting winners each week is called a Survivor pool.<\/p>\n
In this type of contest, you will pick just one team to win each week, and it is simple:<\/p>\n
Your goal is to pick one winner each week of the season correctly. If you pick correctly and your chosen team wins, you are safe.If your chosen team loses, you are either outright eliminated\u00a0or you have a significant disadvantage the rest of the season, depending on the platform.\u00a0To make the contest even trickier, once you use a team, you cannot select them again. So whatever team you used for your survivor pool in Week 1 is off limits the rest of the year. That makes each selection not only important for that week, but you have to look forward and see if that team will have a better matchup in the future that you’re okay missing out on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcf2 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n Here is more on our picks for Survivor pools in Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Sporting News\u2019 Best Survivor Pick, 2025 Record: 1-0 (Arizona Cardinals, Week 1)<\/p>\n Best Survivor Picks Week 2Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns<\/p>\n The Baltimore Ravens are coming off one of the best games in recent memory. They were on the road taking on the Buffalo Bills in a game that turned into an offensive shootout.<\/p>\n Even though they lost, the Ravens showed that they once again will wind up a top team in the AFC. They will go on the road to take on the Cleveland Browns in Week 2. While this screams a game that Baltimore will overlook, it is still the safest game on the slate.<\/p>\n The Browns nearly beat the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1, but the latter is known for starting the season slowly. Baltimore scored 40 points in Week 1, and will be at home. The Ravens have a fairly tough schedule the rest of the way, with two games against the Browns projecting to be the easiest.<\/p>\n While you may want to save the Ravens for later in the season, that game will be on the road and tougher, so you may as well use Baltimore in Week 2.<\/p>\n FANTASY WEEK 2 RANKINGS: QB | \u200b\u200bRB<\/a> | WR<\/a> | TE | D\/ST<\/a> | PK<\/a><\/p>\n Sleeper Week 2 Survivor PicksArizona Cardinals vs. Carolina Panthers<\/p>\n If you didn\u2019t follow our Week 1 pick, you get another chance in Week 2.<\/p>\n The Carolina Panthers had people once again convinced in the offseason that they were going to look better in 2025. Very few had them as a playoff team, but just a better effort on the field was expected. It was the first week of the season, but that felt nearly non-existent in a 26-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n Carolina couldn’t do anything to stop the run, and the Arizona Cardinals should be in line for a big day between quarterback Kyler Murray and running back James Conner.<\/p>\n The Cardinals do play the Tennessee Titans in Week 5, so if you choose to use them here, you will lose out on them as an option then. Otherwise, they don’t have a great schedule for Survivor, at least with how things project in Week 2.<\/p>\n Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Chargers took on the Kansas City Chiefs in Brazil in Week 1 and came away with the 27-21 victory. Quarterback Justin Herbert looked great in the second year of the Jim Harbaugh era in L.A. The Las Vegas Raiders knocked off the New England Patriots in Week 1, 20-13. It was the debut of both Ashton Jeanty and Geno Smith with the franchise.<\/p>\n Las Vegas will be at home, but Los Angeles just looked more impressive in Week 1. If the Chargers can consistently play like they did in Week 1, they are going to be a force to reckon with this season.<\/p>\n