The Carolina Panthers continue to be a target of NFL survivor pool picks, and that won't be any different in Week 3. Carolina has lost 10 consecutive games on the road and now the Panthers visit the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

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

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.

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.

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.

NFL picks are provided for straight up (moneyline) and against the spread (ATS) NFL pick pools. Each week's spread picks are graded by the line as of when the person entered their picks. This will create situations in which a movement of the line can result in two participants having the correct pick but with different teams chosen during an individual game.