Two big upsets in the early slate of the NFL's Week 7 Sunday games cut the remaining field in the Circa Survivor contest nearly in half. The Houston Texans and New York Jets suffered surprising losses, decimating the survivor field.
- Texans’ loss to Giants eliminates more than 300 entries.
- Dolphins knock out over 250 entries with upset win over Jets.
- Live Circa Sports Survivor Contest entries down to triple digits.
The Texans closed as -10.5 home favorites against the New York Giants, but Big Blue pulled off the 27-21 upset in overtime.
Houston was the second-most popular Week 7 pick in the Circa Survivor contest, accounting for 303 of the 1,275 live entries. That’s nearly one-quarter of remaining contestants eliminated.
The Giants weren’t the only New York team shaking up the contest, though, as the Jets’ loss to the Dolphins also impacted the field. New York's loss took out 256 contestants, or 20% of the Week 7 entries.
And while it’s not nearly as noteworthy as the 43% of entries eliminated by taking the Texans and Jets, the Carolina Panthers got blown out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home, wiping out another 54 selections.
Of the 1,275 entries entering Week 7, 35 advanced to next week before the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs. Three selections were on the Chicago Bears in their Thursday night win over the New England Patriots. Then 32 more entries punched their ticket to Week 8 with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ early Sunday win over the New Orleans Saints in France.
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The Minnesota Vikings were the most popular pick this week and they needed a comeback to defeat the Indianapolis Colts, otherwise, it could’ve been a complete bloodbath at the top of the contest.
There is still football to be played in the later afternoon slate and primetime games to close out Week 7. We’ve already lost around half of the 1,275 entries, as 615 have already been eliminated.
Grandissimo could crown a winner soon
The Circa Sports Grandissimo contest only had six entries heading into Week 7, and half of the remaining participants were hoping the Texans could beat the Giants. But Devin Singletary’s walk-off touchdown in overtime brought the field down to just three.
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That aforementioned comeback win by the Vikings proved to be huge in this contest, as two of the six entries were on Minnesota this week. The other entrant has selected the Denver Broncos, who face the Arizona Cardinals in the late afternoon slate.
