# SDMB Pick 'em and Survival Leagues 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 17, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811 "2018-08-17T21:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/21 "2018-09-21T03:34:54Z")
So, did you take your Browns in survival too? Damn it, the pick change didn’t save. Well, don’t I look stupid. I swear, I really thought I changed it. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/22 "2018-09-23T14:28:45Z")
Unfortunately I was too cowardly. I know I get overly optimistic about the Browns when it comes to pick 'em and survival so I try to offset it a little bit by deliberately leaning against picking them. Looks like this week everyone is investing in Minnesota. If there’s an upside there about 2/3rds of everyone get a strike. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/23 "2018-09-23T17:29:54Z")
It’s very rare that 60%+ of the yahoo user base picks one team in survival, but that’s what happened with Minnesota today. Who are currently getting their ass kicked. I have confidence the Buffalo can still blow it, but it’s looking bad for a lot of us. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/24 "2018-09-24T00:02:43Z")
That was as much of a bloodbath as I suspected when I saw the halftime score. I picked the Bears to beat the pathetic Cardinals because I was ‘saving’ the Vikes for later in the season. (And it took a comeback from down two touchdowns to do it.) ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/25 "2018-09-24T12:06:51Z")
It was a massacre! I had already used the Vikings in week 1 but figured my Jacksonville over Tennessee pick was solid. Nope! Upset city yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/26 "2018-09-24T18:01:37Z")
And I’m out. In Week 3. Worse, I think this is the second time I’ve achieved this inglorious feat. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/27 "2018-10-01T01:01:59Z")
thread game ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/28 "2018-10-09T03:12:50Z")
I picked the Redskins over the Saints? WTF did I do that? ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/29 "2018-10-09T16:09:25Z")
How can I be second in the confidence league and dead last in spread? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/30 "2018-10-24T05:52:46Z")
What the hell. Before the Thursday night game last week, I picked Indy as my survival team. Then again when I checked Sunday morning, I double checked that I had made a selection. Now yahoo is saying I didn’t pick anyone. That’s really damn annoying. I’m doing pretty well in pick 'em this year, in the top 3 for all leagues. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/31 "2018-11-11T23:46:47Z")
Our last perfect survivor, BigDadWolf, got a strike today with the Jets over the Bills. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/32 "2018-11-19T12:10:22Z")
Ugly day in survival, 5 strikes and 3 eliminations - myself, Isotopes, and Bor! I’m still butthurt that my week 7 winning entry of Indianapolis wasn’t saved properly, because I only really should have 2 strikes. Oh well, I’ll probably play along unofficially until I get my third real strike. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/33 "2018-11-25T17:55:59Z")
My make believe playalong pick due to having an erroneous extra strike is New England this week. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/34 "2018-11-25T19:59:20Z")
Props to Mike’s Shitty Set, who actually picked the Browns in survival this week along with 0.06% of the rest of the survivors. That’s gotta be the lowest percentage winning pick we’ve had. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/35 "2018-11-26T04:29:14Z")
Definitely bold! Mainly because I’m running out of good teams. And last week I went with Indianapolis over Tennessee which had just a 0.34% pick share. Outdid myself this week, though. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/36 "2018-12-02T09:14:34Z")
My playalong pick this week would be Seattle. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/37 "2018-12-09T17:20:59Z")
Playalong pick this week is Pittsburgh. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/38 "2018-12-10T00:46:47Z")
Man, two really bad weeks in a row. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/39 "2018-12-10T01:12:53Z")
Did I just “win” Survival? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811/40 "2018-12-10T03:41:43Z")
You did. Congratulations. I’ll post an order of standings overall later. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2018/819811.md?page=3)