{
  "id": 12868746,
  "title": "NFL Week 5 Survivor/Eliminator Picks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/nfl-week-5-survivor-eliminator-picks",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-week-5-survivor-eliminator-123400126.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NFL Survivor picks for Week 5 have been released, with the focus on narrowing down the 32 teams to a select few. Survivor contests have been chaotic so far, but a 2-2 record in advice is promising. The process involves eliminating teams in groups until reaching the final contenders. Teams facing top-10 opponents are eliminated first, as are those in the bottom 12 according to power rankings. Island games are left to chance, and this week's remaining teams include the Cincinnati Bengals, who are given a 64.1% win rate despite injury concerns. Other contenders include the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and New England Patriots. The Bengals are the top pick for Week 5, with no concerns about their roster depth.",
  "summary": "I won! I picked a team in NFL Survivor last week that didn’t even score a touchdown, but who cares, I won! Survivor (or Eliminator) this season has been a mess. If your contest is still going, good job, because…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}