Staying Alive: Eliminator best bets
Projecting the safest selections for Eliminator pools in Week 1
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To help you visualize, we've developed an Eliminator Pool threat matrix that shows you how each team projects each week based on our model. It will be updated each week as results come in over the course of the season.
The path to victory
The following chart illustrates the best bets, in terms of win probability, each week for Eliminator pools:
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Fantasy Football Week 1

It's a brand new season, with some old faces in new places, like Peyton Manning with the Denver Broncos.
Fantasy Football Tools
• Week 1 Projections• 2011 Scoring Leaders | Points Against
• Most Added/Dropped (Past 7 days)
• Average Draft Position
• NFL Nation blog
Week 1 Rankings
Weekly Features
• Harris: The Hard Count
• Berry: Love/Hate for Week 1
• IDP Rankings for Week 1
• Carpenter: Gridiron Challenge preview
Bell Injury Blog
• Thursday: Lynch, Peterson updates
• Wednesday: Giants-Cowboys preview
Insider 
• Kevin Ogletree's value
• Football Outsiders: Top matchups
• Top 100 flex (RB/WR/TE) rankings
• Ranks reax: Newton to shine?
• numberFire: Top Eliminator picks
• Pass Plays: Early trade targets
• Lessons learned from preseason
Video
• Friday: Fantasy Football Now -- Week 1 preview ![]()
• Thursday: Berry's Love/Hate ![]()
• Thursday: Kevin Ogletree's fantasy value ![]()
• Wednesday: Harris' free-agent picks ![]()
• Wednesday: Giants-Cowboys preview
Fantasy Focus Podcast
• Friday: Week 1 preview ![]()
• Thursday: Giants-Cowboys review; injuries ![]()
• Wednesday: Ranks talk; Giants-Cowboys ![]()
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Chat Schedule/Wraps
• Friday, 11 a.m. ET: Stephania Bell (Injuries)
• Friday, 1 p.m. ET: Matthew Berry
• Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET: Eric Karabell
• Tuesday 11 a.m. ET: AJ Mass
