NFL Week 14: How to survive and advance in your knockout pool

The options are narrowing. Time to be selective in a small pool of teams left for you in your knockout pool.

Go for it

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Supposed to play week-to-week and not doing this proved fatal to many in pools. Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay at home against Dwayne Haskins and Washington this week was so alluring it made passing on the Packers’ great against Daniel Jones and the woeful Giants an option. Boom. Ouch. Well, if you are still rolling, the Packers should wallop Washington. Do not be fooled by the NFC East team’s two-game winning streak. If you need another option, expect the Vikings to come back strong after their loss to the Seahawks and pounce all over the Lions.