NFL Week 12 survivor pool picks: Patriots remain in the mix with Ja'Marr Chase out plus full rankings

Last week didn't do much to eliminate NFL survivor pool participants, with the Falcons taking out a handful of entries in Circa Survivor with an overtime loss that included starter Michael Penix Jr. suffering a season-ending injury. Back in Week 8, we talked about the Patriots and Falcons as a pairing worth considering in Weeks 8 and 11 due to both teams having great matchups on paper. While the Patriots easily won both contests, the Falcons were upset by both the Dolphins and Panthers.

Just two of the remaining 939 survivors in the Circa contest have successfully used Atlanta this year, and it's hard to see anyone else using them successfully over the remainder of the year unless Kirk Cousins can prove trustworthy over the next month. Thanks to an incredibly easy schedule, those who survived without using the Patriots in either week (7% of the Circa contest) will still have an opportunity to do so, potentially even this week in Cincinnati against a Bengals team that won't have Ja'Marr Chase.

However, the Patriots don't even crack the top three of biggest spreads in Week 12, with the Ravens and Seahawks laying nearly two touchdowns against the two worst teams in football, while the Lions are also double-digit favorites at home against the Giants. Which of those teams makes for the best survivor option, and what do people do if they don't have any of those four big favorites available?

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We'll get into that decision below as we rank all the usable options for survivor pools this week. We'll break down the 18,718-entry Circa Survivor pool and then give out our best plays for both large and small pool participants for Week 12.

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In Week 12, I've ranked several options for both small pool and large pool participants, weighing whether it's worth using what might be the consensus play or digging a little deeper into the options.

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