NFL Pick'em 2026
week 2 · updated 2026-09-20 17:21 UTC · manual entry only
96
Season points
35 / 58
Rank
113
Leader
17
Deficit
chalk
Regime · 1.00/wk
17
Weeks left
ALIVE
Survivor
Week 2 card chalk regime
lines 2026-09-20 17:21 UTC · Sunday games lock 1:00 PM ET
Thursday 8:15 PM
DET @ BUF
68%locks Thu 09/17 8:15 PM
BUF
7
Sunday 1:02 PM
PIT @ NE
79%
NE
8
CIN @ HOU
57%
HOU
2
MIN @ CHI
64%
CHI
9
NO @ BAL
81%
BAL
14
CLE @ TB
82%
TB
15
PHI @ TEN
65%
PHI
12
CAR @ ATL
72%
CAR
1
Sunday 1:03 PM
GB @ NYJ
58%
GB
4
Sunday 4:05 PM
JAX @ DEN
58%
DEN
3
LV @ LAC
74%
LAC
11
Sunday 4:25 PM
MIA @ SF
90%
SF
16
SEA @ ARI
66%
SEA
6
WAS @ DAL
66%
DAL
5
Sunday 8:20 PM
IND @ KC
72%
KC
10
Monday 8:15 PM
NYG @ LAR
74%
LAR
13
MIA @ SF
90%
SF
16
CLE @ TB
82%
TB
15
NO @ BAL
81%
BAL
14
NYG @ LAR
74%
LAR
13
PHI @ TEN
65%
PHI
12
LV @ LAC
74%
LAC
11
IND @ KC
72%
KC
10
MIN @ CHI
64%
CHI
9
PIT @ NE
79%
NE
8
DET @ BUF
68%locks Thu 09/17 8:15 PM
BUF
7
SEA @ ARI
66%
SEA
6
WAS @ DAL
66%
DAL
5
GB @ NYJ
58%
GB
4
JAX @ DEN
58%
DEN
3
CIN @ HOU
57%
HOU
2
CAR @ ATL
72%
CAR
1
Flags
line-move conf 1 CAR: pick prob moved +13.9% since last snapshot, home spread +4.7 (swap allowed (outside top 12))
line-move conf 4 GB: pick prob moved -4.7% since last snapshot, home spread -1.0 (swap allowed (outside top 12))
early-lock conf 7 BUF: locks at kickoff Thu 09/17 8:15 PM ET (before the Sunday 1:00 PM ET deadline) (NO SWAP: top-12 protected slot)
line-move conf 8 NE: pick prob moved +10.7% since last snapshot, home spread -5.0 (NO SWAP: top-12 protected slot)
line-move conf 12 PHI: pick prob moved -10.9% since last snapshot, home spread -4.5 (NO SWAP: top-12 protected slot)
line-move conf 14 BAL: pick prob moved +1.4% since last snapshot, home spread -1.5 (NO SWAP: top-12 protected slot)
Survivor ALIVE
SF
SF vs MIA
90% to win · about 15% of the pool on them
Sun 09/20 4:25 PM ET
plan
wk3DET67%
wk4BAL69%
wk5NE66%
wk6LAR68%
wk7HOU62%
wk8TB64%
wk9KC68%
wk10IND63%
wk11BUF72%
wk12MIN62%
wk13DEN69%
wk14SEA66%
- SF vs MIA: win prob 90.0%, expected pool share on them 15% [model (beta=0.48, gamma=0.3, 1 wk of data)]
- if they win, ~76% of the pool survives -> equity +0.169 (log p - log surviving)
- burning SF costs the future plan 0.000 (horizon: pool of 50 at 19%/wk attrition, weights fall to 0 around week 16)
- runner-up TB is -0.142 behind (log-equity units; -0.05 ≈ 5% less pool equity)
| team | opp | win | pool on | vs best | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | vs MIA | 90.0% | 15% | +0.000 | |
| TB | vs CLE | 81.7% | 22% | -0.142 | |
| LAC | vs LV | 74.2% | 4% | -0.184 | |
| BAL | vs NO | 80.8% | 12% | -0.191 | |
| KC | vs IND | 72.0% | 2% | -0.244 | |
| CAR | @ ATL | 71.8% | 13% | -0.253 | |
| LAR | vs NYG | 73.9% | 2% | -0.267 | |
| NE | vs PIT | 79.2% | 15% | -0.277 |
Season points
Rank (lower is better)
Weekly results
| week | pts | W-L | rank | deficit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wk1 | 96 | 10-6 | 35 | 17 |
Points lost by confidence slot
Survivor — ALIVE
ARI
ATL
BAL
BUF
CAR
CHI
CIN
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GB
HOU
IND
JAX
KC
LAC
LAR
LV
MIA
MIN
NE
NO
NYG
NYJ
PHI
PIT
SEA
SF
TB
TEN
WAS
strikethrough = used · outlined = planned
| week | used |
|---|---|
| wk1 | JAX |
Survivor season plan
| week | team | opp | p | P(pool running) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wk3 | DET | vs NYJ | 67% | 1.00 |
| wk4 | BAL | vs TEN | 69% | 1.00 |
| wk5 | NE | vs LV | 66% | 1.00 |
| wk6 | LAR | vs ARI | 68% | 1.00 |
| wk7 | HOU | vs NYG | 62% | 1.00 |
| wk8 | TB | vs ATL | 64% | 1.00 |
| wk9 | KC | vs NYJ | 68% | 1.00 |
| wk10 | IND | vs MIA | 63% | 1.00 |
| wk11 | BUF | vs MIA | 72% | 1.00 |
| wk12 | MIN | vs ATL | 62% | 1.00 |
| wk13 | DEN | vs MIA | 69% | 0.67 |
| wk14 | SEA | vs NYG | 66% | 0.35 |
| wk15 | GB | vs MIA | 67% | 0.10 |
Field picks — week 1 58 entries
4 of 16 games went against the pool's majority; 3 of 11 games with an 85%+ consensus lost.
| game | field pick | share | n | result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE@JAX | JAX | 98% | 57/58 | chalk won |
| NO@DET | DET | 98% | 57/58 | chalk won |
| ARI@LAC | LAC | 97% | 56/58 | field upset |
| WAS@PHI | PHI | 97% | 56/58 | chalk won |
| ATL@PIT | PIT | 95% | 55/58 | chalk won |
| CHI@CAR | CHI | 93% | 54/58 | chalk won |
| MIA@LV | LV | 93% | 54/58 | chalk won |
| SF@LAR | LAR | 93% | 52/56 | field upset |
| BAL@IND | BAL | 91% | 53/58 | chalk won |
| DAL@NYG | DAL | 86% | 50/58 | field upset |
| NE@SEA | SEA | 86% | 48/56 | chalk won |
| TB@CIN | CIN | 84% | 49/58 | chalk won |
| BUF@HOU | BUF | 81% | 47/58 | chalk won |
| NYJ@TEN | TEN | 71% | 41/58 | field upset |
| DEN@KC | KC | 55% | 32/58 | chalk won |
| GB@MIN | MIN | 53% | 31/58 | chalk won |
Survivor pool
50 of 63 alive · attrition 19%/wk · planning horizon fades out by week 16
week 1 picks 13 eliminated
| team | picks | share | line | res |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | 18 | 28.6% | -8.5 | W |
| DET | 10 | 15.9% | -6.5 | W |
| LAC | 8 | 12.7% | -9.5 | L |
| PIT | 8 | 12.7% | -5.5 | W |
| LV | 7 | 11.1% | -3.0 | W |
| TEN | 4 | 6.3% | -1.5 | L |
| PHI | 3 | 4.8% | -5.5 | W |
| MIN | 1 | 1.6% | -1.5 | W |
| CIN | 1 | 1.6% | -3.5 | W |
| SEA | 1 | 1.6% | -3.5 | W |
| NYJ | 1 | 1.6% | +1.5 | W |
| NO | 1 | 1.6% | +6.5 | L |
popularity model: model (beta=0.48, gamma=0.3, 1 wk of data)