Zoneblitz Survivor Pool 2016: Week 6

Everybody’s a winner.

No, we’re not handing out trophies for our lackluster performances so far, but for the first time this season, we all got our survivor picks right.

That had to do, in large part, to the return of Angry Tom Brady and his opposition, the lowly Cleveland Browns. Anthony Maggio was the only picker who did not feast on the Patriots’ week five match-up. He won, instead, with the Oakland Raiders.

There are several competitive games this week. So finding a good survivor pick was challenging. So we all climbed on the backs of two teams. Here are our picks for week six:

Tony: Pittsburgh

Vomhof: Buffalo

Andy: Pittsburgh

Maggio: Buffalo

Rich: Pittsburgh

And here is why:

Tony: (Previous picks: Seattle, Carolina, Dallas, New England) It’s a good slate of games this weekend, with the Bengals/Patriots, Eagles/Redskins, Cowboys/Packers, Falcons/Seahawks and even Panthers/Saints tilts being at least interesting matchups—but no great Survivor matchups that I see … even the Pittsburgh matchup, being in Miami, gives me some pause — but the only other choice I see is Denver over San Diego, and with the potential of a backup playing for a probably never should have been starter, the Broncos may end up falling just short when San Diego tries to lose the 14 point lead they will have undoubtedly built up in the second half.

Vomhof: (Previous picks: Seattle, Carolina, Miami, Arizona, New England) The Bills are red-hot, having won three straight against a trio of quality opponents (Arizona, New England and Los Angeles). The 49ers on the other hand, have lost four straight and are switching QBs this week. Buffalo shouldn’t have any trouble getting the W at home.

Andy: (Previous picks: Seattle, Carolina, Miami, Carolina, New England) Ben Roethlisberger is better at home than on the road, but that’s not going to matter in Miami. The Dolphins have proven themselves among the dregs of the league and, it seems, Pittsburgh could put me and a couple of my survivor-picking colleagues at wide receiver and still throw for 275 and two scores. I’m not as confident in this result as I was New England’s dominance last week, but I’m not far off.

Maggio: (Previous picks: Arizona, Detroit, Carolina, Washington, Oakland) OK, I know it looks like I’m just giving up here after getting two in a row right, but hear me out. Through the course of a survivor league you need to take some chances. And if you’ve gotten this far (which I obviously haven’t) you’ve got to start picking off the mid-tier teams to give you a shot later in the season. This is exactly that kind of opportunity, with Buffalo having turned things around the last three weeks in a big way and getting a poor 49ers squad that is switching up quarterbacks at home.

Rich: (Previous picks: Los Angeles, Seattle, Arizona, Dallas, New England) The Dolphins are a mess. The Steelers have an offense that appears to be clicking on all cylinders. Ryan Tannehill is a mess. Ben Roethlisberger appears to be clicking on all cylinders. Money.