DowntownTinaBrown wins another Pickem' AN picked up a single point on the Jets TNF win, then got out to a lead on Sunday and pretty much went wire-to-wire to win the week 9 Confidence contest. Missing only 2 points on the Cowboys and 3 points on the Pats, AN had a commanding 109 points heading into the MNF matchup. Only a Chiefs upset would have been able to derail AN's victory parade, but despite forcing overtime, the Bucs were not able to finish the job and AN finished the week with 115 confidence points. 4TD RB from Polk High was the player who stood to gain the most from a TB victory as the 15 points he had riding on them would have vaulted him into first place by a single point, but instead he finished tied for 51st. On the other side of the matchup, kevmonster had 14 points on KC and their win jumped him up the standings, but left him 2 points short of the leader and in second place.

Three players were almost perfect in week 9... DowntownTinaBrown, Action Jackson, and Always Go For 2 each missed just a single matchup, to finish tied at the top of the Pickem' standings. All three players missed the Saints/Panthers pick, which was the biggest upset of the week, with 86% of the league picking the Saints to win. DowntownTinaBrown predicted the Chiefs' winning score exactly correct to take home the week 9 Pickem' crown on the first tie-breaker, just ahead of Action Jackson who was one point off the winning score. 11 other players finished behind the leaders with 13 correct picks.

Houston, check. Saints, check, check. As expected, both of the big week 9 upsets caught a survivor, eliminating another 3 players from the contest. There are now only 8 players remaining with a life in the Survivor contest and they spread the picks around this week, winning on the Eagles, Bills, Chiefs, Commanders, and Bengals. With 9 weeks remaining to survive, each week the picks get harder as less and less good teams are available and an upset lurks around every stadium.