Marty Gras almost perfect in the Pickem' JOT scored 33 points in the final three matchups of the week to come storming back to conquer the week 2 confidence contest. Missing only 4 and 6 points on the Niners and Steelers, respectively, and clutch picks on the Colts and Falcons earned JOT 126 to finish on top of the confidence standings. Yet, that alone was not enough to secure the win because MrGoodbar also finished the week with 126 points. Unfortunately, the least favorite candy of the Hershey variety pack bet on the Vikings and so only had 13 correct picks against, and so JOT won the week 2 Confidence contest on the tie-breaker with 14 wins.

In his bid for the week 2 sweep, JOT (along with four others) finished the week with 14 wins. But, Marty Gras did him one better to win the week 2 Pickem' contest as the only player to correctly pick 15 of the 16 matchups. After expertly navigating the Patriots, Seahawks, and Colts upsets, Marty Gras stumbled on Sunday night with the Vikings to finish one win away from perfection. jmeehans99 beat out the other 14-game winners on the first tie-breaker by being only 1 point off of the Charger's winning score, just ahead of deaton, to finish in second place.

An incredible Ninety-four players are 2-0 in the Survivor contest. A couple lives were lost on the Vikings and two more went down on the Broncos and Steelers, but all other players put in another successful Survivor pick in week 2. The majority of players stayed alive with the Ravens, Rams, and Red Birds, but a big group barely snuck by with a Cowboys OT victory. Are we on the cusp of a big upset coming soon to bring balance to the contest?