Turtle Sports Week 6 National Football League Contest Picks

We will post our various contest plays here each and every Sunday! Using our two cappers' power ranks and some good ol' fashioned situational handicapping, we hope to cash in one or more of these contests this year, which may also help get you In The Money using our picks

NFL

- Fink

MyBookie SuperContest Plays

Finky: Jaguars -2.5; Giants +3; Cowboys +1.5; Raiders +4.5; Chargers +8

Pickels: Falcons +3; Giants +1; Jets +3; Browns +4; Broncos +3

Turtle Sports: Jags -2.5; Giants +1; Cowboys +1.5; Broncos +3; Chargers +8

MyBookie Survivor Plays

Entry 1: Eliminated
Entry 2: 49ers
Entry 3: Eliminated
Entry 4: Eliminated
Entry 5: Eliminated
Entry 6: Eliminated
Entry 7: Eliminated

Splash Sports Private League Survivor Plays

Entry 1: Eliminated
Entry 2: Eliminated
Entry 3: Eliminated

Splash Sports Prop Queen Revival Survivor Plays

Entry 1: Eliminated
Entry 2: Eliminated
Entry 3: Broncos
Entry 4: Rams
Entry 5: 49ers

Splash Sports Prop Queen Player Survivor

Puka Nacua

Week 6 is live as we type and while the games start early when in London, we are happy to football on and contests going for the next 12 hours

Finky Week 1 Power Rankings

  1. San Francisco 49ers

  2. Buffalo Bills

  3. Kansas City Chiefs

  4. Los Angeles Rams

  5. Baltimore Ravens

  6. Seattle Seahawks

  7. Jacksonville Jaguars

  8. Cincinnati Bengals

  9. Minnesota Vikings

  10. Detroit Lions

  11. Denver Broncos

  12. Philadelphia Eagles

  13. Dallas Cowboys

  14. Chicago Bears

  15. Green Bay Packers

  16. Pittsburgh Steelers

  17. Houston Texans

  18. New England Patriots

  19. Atlanta Falcons

  20. Los Angeles Chargers

  21. Indianapolis Colts

  22. Las Vegas Raiders

  23. Carolina Panthers

  24. New York Giants

  25. Cleveland Browns

  26. New Orleans Saints

  27. Washington Commanders

  28. New York Jets

  29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  30. Arizona Cardinals

  31. Miami Dolphins

  32. Tennessee Titans

NFL power rankings are weekly or periodic lists that rank all 32 NFL teams from best to worst based on their overall strength, current form, and roster quality, rather than strictly by their win-loss record. Analysts use them to evaluate how teams stack up against each other at any given moment.

Pickles Week 1 Power Rankings

Last week, we stepped outside our normal routine, and it showed in our contest results as we experienced significant regression across the board.

At Turtle Sports, our approach has always been built around preparation, discipline, and trusting the process. From the beginning, the goal has been simple: do the work, evaluate every angle, trust the numbers, and stay #InTheMoney. That philosophy began in the spring of 2020, when Turtle Sports started as an idea among friends and developed into a defined methodology and a distinct point of view.

Unfortunately, last week we moved away from that approach. We went against our usual rule of avoiding survivor and ATS plays on Thursday because we wanted to stay with the pack. Instead of trusting our normal process, our thinking was, “Let’s keep pace with the field and try to slide by.” We all know how that turned out. The decision cost us two revival entries and served as a reminder that there is a reason we have established rules in the first place.

To make matters worse, we took the London game and needed an enormous amount of luck to survive. We may have used up our good fortune for the year. Sometimes a bad process can still produce a favorable result, but that does not make the decision a good one. The bigger lesson is that we cannot rely on last-minute breaks and fortunate outcomes to carry us through the season.

The good news is that we are still alive in the big survivor contest and have three entries remaining in the revival. That gives us a chance to regroup, get back to our process, and make better decisions moving forward. Survival contests are not won by chasing the crowd every week. They are won by understanding when to take a stand, when to stay patient, and when a difficult matchup is better left alone.

In the SuperContest, we entered the week tied for 35th place. Despite a mediocre Week 5, it remains our best start ever in the competition. That position gives us something to build on, but it also creates a temptation to become too aggressive. Once again, we broke our own rules and hammered the Thursday home underdog after identifying what we believed was a bad spot for the Seahawks.

The goal was to get ahead of the field. After Week 5, everyone seemed hesitant to play Thursday, so we decided to make a bold move and attack the spot. That type of decision can either create separation or put you behind the pack before the week really begins. We are now hoping the risk pays off and that the early move allows us to climb the standings and remain in contention.

Turtle Sports has always been about developing a point of view and having the discipline to stand behind it. The Lundin Line gave us that foundation in horse racing, while our football work continues to evolve through the Pigskin Line, contest analysis, and weekly handicapping. The sports may change, but the principles remain consistent: study the board, evaluate the matchup, identify the value, and avoid letting emotion dictate the decision.

Last week was a clear reminder that we are at our best when we follow those principles. We will take the lessons, hope the Thursday gamble delivers, and get back to doing what Turtle Sports does best — putting in the work, trusting the numbers, and trying to stay #InTheMoney.

Here is our contest breakdown for the year:

  • MyBookie: three SuperContest entries and seven survivor entries

  • Splash: three private-league survivor entries and one player-survivor entry

  • Splash: five Survivor Revival (started week 4)

We also entered a few small contests to add some fun this year, using free play we had available. The Prop Queen player survivor is another interesting contest in which you select one player each week and accumulate fantasy points throughout the season. The catch is that you can select each player only once, with the points adding up as you build a fantasy team and try to score as many points as possible.

We have never done anything like this before, but we thought, “Why not give it a shot?” Join us here each Sunday for a look at our contest picks and a recap of the early-week games.

  1. Baltimore Ravens

  2. Cincinnati Bengals

  3. San Francisco 49ers

  4. Buffalo Bills

  5. Los Angeles Rams

  6. Detroit Lions

  7. Seattle Seahawks

  8. Kansas City Chiefs

  9. Denver Broncos

  10. Philadelphia Eagles

  11. New England Patriots

  12. Jacksonville Jaguars

  13. Chicago Bears

  14. Minnesota Vikings

  15. Houston Texans

  16. Green Bay Packers

  17. Pittsburgh Steelers

  18. Dallas Cowboys

  19. Los Angeles Chargers

  20. New York Giants

  21. New Orleans Saints

  22. Indianapolis Colts

  23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  24. Carolina Panthers

  25. Washington Commanders

  26. Las Vegas Raiders

  27. Cleveland Browns

  28. New York Jets

  29. Atlanta Falcons

  30. Tennessee Titans

  31. Arizona Cardinals

  32. Miami Dolphins

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