The calendar turned from October to November and I turned from being hot to just hot garbage with my NFL picks. Week 9 was the worst week of them all for me this season. I went 4-10 against the spread and 6-8 straight up.

The Panthers proved against the Packers that they can be a playoff team – and Rico Dowdle has three games with 100 or more rushing yards in the last five weeks. The Saints allow 129.4 rushing yards per game, too. Carolina is 3-1 S/U at home this season.

The table below lists the five most popular survivor picks for Week 9 from Yahoo Fantasy, with the percentage of pick distribution for each of those teams as well as the point spread, from BetMGM, for each of their games as of Oct. 29.

Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season was a tough one for Survivor players, as the Green Bay Packers lost as 12.5-point favorites and the Detroit Lions lost as 8.5-poin