NFL Week 5 survivor pool picks: Can Seahawks, Packers avoid uncertainty in a week full of it?

If you’ve ever watched “Survivor” (on CBS), you know the familiar part of the season when things get ...

rough. People are crying, people are backstabbing, people are doing terrible things just for the promise of a mediocre hamburger and a flat beer. When it comes to NFL survivor, we got to that desperation point a little early this season.

For the first three weeks, the top survivor pick went and lost their game. Pools were decimated before we even got to see which teams were the real deal. No amount of hamburgers and flat beers could save us.

Advertisement But then, a glimmer of hope. If you were still alive in your survivor pool after Week 3, Week 4 gave a much-needed breather: The top pick finally won. You did it, San Francisco! The bad news: Week 5 has a lot of close matchups, an international game and several teams on a bye.

In other words, we’re back to chaos and uncertainty. The good news: Our survivor columnists, Renee Miller and Adam Gretz, are back to talk you through NFL survivor strategies, contingencies and picks for Week 5. May you be the sole survivor.

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