Plan around bye weeks
Teams on a bye can't be picked that week. Map out the byes early so you don't burn a strong team when you'll need it later.
NFL Last Man Standing is live
NFL survivor pool appPick your team. Survive the season.
One NFL team to win each week. No repeats. One loss and you're out. Run a free survivor pool with your friends, family or the office, all from the Last Man Standing app.
Every week, 1 to 18
All 32 teams and every regular-season game, with deadlines set for you.
Private or public pools
Invite the office or the group chat, or jump into an open community pool.
Live results and chat
See who survived as games finish, then talk trash in the pool chat.
$ USD or £ GBP
Switch currency on the fly, so US and UK players both feel at home.
18 weeks. One survivor.
Upsets, ties and bye-week traps thin the field fast. Here's how a typical 100-player pool shrinks across the regular season.
Illustrative example
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How an NFL survivor pool works
Pick one NFL team to win
Each week of the regular season, choose one of the 32 NFL teams to win outright. No point spreads.
A loss or tie ends your run
If your team wins, you survive to the next week. A loss or a tie knocks you out of that pool.
Use each team once
Once you pick a team, it's gone for the season. Saving strong teams for later weeks is the whole strategy.
Outlast the pool
The last player still alive wins. Run it with your office, your group chat or a free public pool.
Same game, four names
Whatever your crew calls it, the rules are the same: pick a winner, never repeat a team, last one alive takes it.
Survivor pool
Most common in the US
Eliminator pool
Office pools and the Midwest
Suicide pool
The old-school name
Last Man Standing
What the UK calls it
NFL survivor pool strategy
Want more? Read our full NFL survivor pool strategy guide or see what to look for in a survivor pool app.
Watch Thursday and international games
Thursday Night Football and international games kick off before the Sunday slate, so check when your pick locks. Your deadline is always shown in the app.
Don't spend your best teams early
The biggest favorites look safe in Week 1, but you only get to use them once. Strong pools save a few top teams for the second half of the season.
Fade the crowd when it's safe
If most of your pool is on the same favorite, a slightly less popular but still likely winner can put you ahead when there's an upset.
Why run your survivor pool in an app
No spreadsheets and no chasing people for picks. Everyone joins with an invite code, picks lock automatically at the deadline, and results update as games finish. Used teams are tracked for you, so nobody picks the same team twice by accident.
Each pool has its own chat for trash talk, and you can see who's still alive and who picked what once picks lock. Amounts show in $ USD or £ GBP, and you can switch whenever you like.
Prefer soccer? The same app runs Premier League Last Man Standing games too.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about playing Last Man Standing.
Start your NFL survivor pool
Free on iPhone and Android. Create a pool in under a minute.