Who You Should Pick for NFL Survivor Week 2
Though my perfect season is already over after only one week, I will soldier on and look to go 16-1 this year. Before I get to my pick for this week, here are a few options I decided against.
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Though my perfect season is already over after only one week, I will soldier on and look to go 16-1 this year. Before I get to my pick for this week, here are a few options I decided against.
24 teams traveled to the two NHL bubbles at the end of September to start the NHL postseason, and seven weeks later, we are down to two teams. With the Stanley Cup Final starting on Saturday, the Stanley Cup will be awarded to a new team before the end of September. The Dallas Stars are looking for their second Stanley Cup Championship, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are looking for their second cup as well. With puck drop imminent, who will be crowned the 2020 Stanley Cup Champion?
Stephen Gostkowski had an incredibly rough game Monday night against the Broncos in which he went 1/4 on field goals and missed an extra point, almost costing the Titans the game in the 16-14 win over Denver.
This year, I will be making a survivor pick for each week of the 2020 NFL season. For those who aren’t familiar with what a survivor pool is, you make a pick for one team to win. If they lose, you’re eliminated, and the last person standing in the pool wins. However, after you pick one team, you can’t pick them again for the rest of the season. I will keep a record for how I do this year, but no matter how many times I’m eliminated, I will still only pick each team once.
In a year full of unprecedented circumstances in sports, horseracing is not exempt from these different situations. This year, the 146th Kentucky Derby was the second jewel of the Triple Crown, and it took place in September, more than two months after the Belmont Stakes.
With the Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers, and Vancouver Canucks all coming back from 3-1 series deficits to tie them at 3-3, we will be treated to three Game 7s over the next two days. The winners of the Avalanche vs. Stars and Canucks vs. Golden Knights games will go on to play each other in the Western Conference Final while the winner of the Flyers vs. Islanders game will play the Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final. Out of these six teams, who will be advancing to the penultimate round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs?
A few years ago, it was common for mainly running backs, wide receivers, and one or two tight ends to be picked in the first four or so rounds of a fantasy football draft. Now, with quarterbacks playing a more pivotal role on a fantasy team than ever, some quarterbacks go in the third or even second round.
It was announced on Monday that Derwin James would undergo knee surgery. James suffered a meniscus injury during Saturday’s practice and will now need surgery. James will need six to eight months to recover; therefore, he will miss the entirety of the NFL season.
Actor, Chadwick Boseman, passed away this Friday at 43 years old after losing a battle with colon cancer. Boseman was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2016, and it had progressed to stage four during his four-year battle.
Throughout his NFL career, controversy has followed Hall of Fame linebacker, Brian Urlacher. Fans and players alike believe Urlacher is one of the most overrated players of all time, yet he is still considered one of the best linebackers ever. This time, however, the controversy surrounding Urlacher has far more gravity.