Survive Sunday Blog

Strategy, rules, and commissioner help

Practical articles for players trying to survive longer and commissioners trying to run cleaner NFL survivor pools.

Pinned / Commissioner / June 6, 2026 / 6 min read

Commissioner Checklist: How To Run A Survivor Pool

A commissioner checklist for setting rules, collecting players, locking picks, and keeping standings clean.

Rules / June 6, 2026 / 4 min read

A simple guide to survivor pool rules, weekly picks, eliminations, strikes, and no-repeat team strategy.

Strategy / June 6, 2026 / 5 min read

Beginner-friendly survivor pool strategy: avoid burning every favorite early, think about future weeks, and manage risk.

Rules / June 11, 2026 / 5 min read

How fixed deadlines, rolling kickoff locks, and hybrid lock rules change the way players make survivor pool picks.

Commissioner / June 11, 2026 / 4 min read

A practical guide to choosing public discovery, private invite links, passwords, and member limits for an NFL survivor pool.