NFL survivor strategy has been increasingly difficult in recent years, as teams favored by at least four points in Week 1 have gone 6-7-1 over the last two seasons. This has led to plenty of early incorrect NFL survivor pool picks.

Newsweek's sports betting expert hands out his five best ATS bets for Week 3, including the case for the Bucs to go 3-0.

Here's everything you need to know for Week 3 NFL games. Which teams will win? Who are the X factors, and which storylines matter most?

M any NFL survivor pool picks lost in Week 1 after the Patriots, Steelers and Cowboys all won outright as underdogs. For those who hit their first NFL survivor picks of the season

The NFL's Week 3 schedule kicked off Thursday with an AFC East matchup dominated by the New York Jets  who were the favorites over the New England Patriots for the first time in 24 games dating back to 2011.

NFL survivor pool picks just got a little more interesting if you're looking at the matchup between the New Orleans Saints (2-0) and Philadelphia Eagles (1-1). Before the season started, fans might have rushed to back the Eagles in this matchup.