With that in mind, should the Steelers maneuver their way into your Week 3 NFL survivor pool picks? Pittsburgh has won five straight regular-season games, the second-longest active streak. However, the Chargers are 2-0 this year,

The Sporting News highlights the best and most popular NFL survivor picks for Week 3, based on advice and data from TeamRankings affiliate PoolGenius.

Over the first two weeks of the season, the New Orleans Saints have looked like the most dominant team in football, outscoring the Cowboys and Panthers by a combined score of 91-29. Running back Alvin Kamara has already racked up nearly 300 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns this season.

It seems odd to be congratulating survivor pool contestants for being alive in their respective pools entering Week 3, but after the carnage we saw in the first two weeks, it is a true testament to those who are still competing.

With a historically rough start to the season, the survivor pool strategy shifts toward safer teams, and away from saving good teams for the stretch run. That brings us to our strategy for Week 3.

SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White, who avoided the Bengals in Week 1 and Ravens in Week 2, just locked in his top Week 3 NFL survivor pick