Taking a look at the best Week 11 NFL Survivor Pool Picks, including the Baltimore Ravens.
If you are unaware of what NFL Survivor picks are, the basic concept is you make NFL picks throughout the season, but you can only pick a team once. Once you lose, you’re knocked out, so choose your Week 11 NFL Survivor Pool picks wisely.
If you are new to reading my survivor articles, what I do is outline my “lock of the week,” my “value of the week,” and my “high-risk, high-reward pick of the week.”
The “lock” details what team I think has the best chance of winning their matchup. This will most likely be a good team that plays a bad team.
Week 11 NFL Survivor Pool Picks
Lock of the Week | Best Pick for NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 11
Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns
The Baltimore Ravens come into the Week 11 AFC North matchup against the Cleveland Browns as 7.5-point favorites. In the grand scheme of the AFC Playoff Picture, Baltimore dug itself a pretty big hole after getting hit with a multitude of injuries to start the season. In order to remedy that issue, Baltimore needs to win what feels like every game in front of them moving forward. Luckily for them, they get the Browns this week, who have one of, if not the worst, offenses in the NFL this season. Even with Cleveland’s stellar run defense, now that Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry are healthy together, Baltimore has the ability to run the ball from a number of different schemes and angles. Jackson has also developed into one of the better passers in the NFL. If Cleveland does sell out for the run, using players like Mark Andrews, Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman and DeAndre Hopkins will be more than enough to move the ball through the pass.
When evaluating the Browns’ offense, there is nothing that really scares you. Quinshon Judkins is the Browns’ main driving force behind the offense, so Baltimore just needs to zero in on him and not let him fully take over this game. That is more than doable, as in recent weeks, Baltimore’s defense has been rock solid. Allowing Kyle Hamilton to line up all over the field has maximized his ability as he plays as well in the run game as he does in the pass game. This has allowed the linebackers to free up and fly around where they need to. This is a classic case of just one team being better than the other in a big divisional matchup.
Lock of the Week: Baltimore Ravens
Value Pick of the Week | Week 11 NFL Survivor Pool Picks
Dallas Cowboys vs Las Vegas Raiders
I have tried to rally around the Las Vegas Raiders and be a truther when it comes to Geno Smith, Pete Carroll and Chip Kelly, but as each week goes by, that is becoming harder and harder to do. The matter of fact is that this is just not a very good offense. That is why Dallas is a 3.5-point favorite in this game. Looking at the Cowboys’ offense, they are well-rested after a bye last week. The first thing that jumps out to you about this Cowboys offense is those receiving options in CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. While both have been spectacular on their own this season, one is going to get the Eric Stokes matchup this week, which is delectable for Dak Prescott. On top of that, Dallas’ run game has been really good this season. Obviously, Javonte Williams is the major story of that, but this offensive line is full of maulers, who succeed at moving forward. When you look at the Raiders’ front seven, the only player who scares you is Maxx Crosby, so the obvious idea is to just run away from him.
As for the Raiders offense, if you are the Cowboys, the game plan has to be to keep the ball in front of you at all times. Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty will get big plays, but you have to make sure that those are far and few between, as either of those players can completely wreck the game. Dallas has fared better in the run game on defense than in the pass game, so making sure that is consistent in this game and focusing on Jeanty first will be the major key to slowing this Raiders offense.
Value Pick of the Week: Dallas Cowboys
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High Risk, High Reward Pick of the Week | Week 11 NFL Survivor Pool Picks
Miami Dolphins vs Washington Commanders
Has Mike McDaniel coached out of losing his job in recent weeks? While I think that there are moves to be made yet in the offseason, Miami has taken down Atlanta and Buffalo in two of the last three weeks, with the game against the Bills being one of the biggest upsets this season. That has allowed the Dolphins to enter the Week 1 matchup with the Washington Commanders as a 2.5-point favorite. De’Von Achane is coming off one of his best games as a pro and has a great chance to follow that up with another big week. Washington has struggled on defense this season. That is especially true against the run, so like we saw last week, if McDaniel and the offense can scheme up run plays for Achane, this can be a long game for the Washington defense. With this game taking place in Spain, it also feels like this is an easy-scripted game, where it is just to make the game plan as simple as possible and get back to the United States with a victory. That bodes well for Achane running the ball effectively to set up Jaylen Waddle and company in the pass game, as we have seen over the past few games.
Looking at the Washington offense, there is nothing that scares you. With Jayden Daniels out of this game, Marcus Mariota is getting another start under center. While I like Mariota as a player, I am not sure that he has the capability to carry this offense on his back. Washington’s run game is virtually non-existent, as Bill Crosky-Merritt continues to struggle against actual competition, not preseason backups. Zach Ertz is the number one receiving option for the Commanders, and at 35 years old, how much does that really scare you as a Miami defender? This game is a matchup against two bad teams, but Miami’s firepower is more than enough to take care of business in this game.
High Risk, High Reward Pick of the Week: Miami Dolphins
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