PFL Game Plan Center

Survivor & MOV

Learn the Games. Find the Edge.
Survivor and Margin of Victory are two of the most important side games in the PFL — and two of the easiest to confuse. Learn the difference, avoid the mistakes, and give yourself a better shot every week.
QUICK LOOK SURVIVOR MOV SCORING REMEMBER
50 YARD LINE • QUICK READ

QUICK LOOK

GAME PLAN 1

Survivor

Played against the point spread.

You can pick the same team as many times as you want.

Lose against the spread and you are eliminated from that Survivor contest.

Player Edge: You are not saving teams. You are only trying to survive the week.
GAME PLAN 2

Margin of Victory

Not played against the point spread.

You can only pick each NFL team one time during the season.

Your score is based on how much your team wins or loses by.

Player Edge: This is about team management. Use your best teams wisely.
1st DOWN • SURVIVE THE WEEK

SURVIVOR GAME PLAN

HOW IT WORKS

Stay Alive

  • This game is played using the point spread.
  • You can pick the same team as many times as you want.
  • If your pick loses against the spread, you are out of that contest.
  • The contest continues until there is one sole survivor.
CONTEST FLOW

Three Chances

  • After a winner is determined, the next Survivor contest begins from scratch.
  • If you fail to make a pick, you are eliminated from that Survivor contest only.
  • There are 3 Survivors per season.
2nd DOWN • MANAGE THE FIELD

MOV GAME PLAN

HOW IT WORKS

Win Big

  • This is the only game in the PFL not played using the point spread.
  • You can only pick each NFL team one time during the season.
  • You are trying to find the team that wins by the largest margin.
  • The top 3 players at the end of the season win.
PIKSHEET TOOL

Track Your Teams

On the piksheet, click Show Margin Picks Used to track teams you have already selected.

You can also track each team you have picked during the season directly on the piksheet.

Avoid This Mistake: Duplicate teams or missed picks cost you -20.
RED ZONE • SCORING EXAMPLES

MOV SCORING EXAMPLES

SCOREBOARD EXAMPLE

Tampa Bay Results

+20
Wins 30–10
+1
Wins 21–20
-7
Loses 21–14

Your MOV score is the margin of the game. Win big and you gain big. Lose and you go negative.

FLAG ON THE PLAY • PENALTIES

MOV PENALTIES

PENALTY

Missed Pick

If you fail to make a MOV pick, you receive -20 points.

PENALTY

Duplicate Pick

If you duplicate a team during the season, you receive -20 points.

FINAL DRIVE • REMEMBER THIS

WHAT TO REMEMBER

KEY DIFFERENCE

The Simple Rule

Survivor: played against the spread, and you may reuse teams.

MOV: not played against the spread, and each NFL team can only be used once.

If you remember that, you understand the biggest difference between the two games.

Survive the Week. Manage the Season.

Survivor is about staying alive. MOV is about long-term strategy. Two side games, two very different ways to gain an edge.

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