The AFC North has upended many NFL survivor pool picks after the Bengals lost as the biggest Week 1 favorites and the Ravens lost as the largest Week 2 NFL favorites. Which team should you turn to for Week 3 NFL knockout pool picks if you're still alive? Five NFL games have teams favored by at least 6.5 points, including Commanders vs. Bengals (-7.5), 49ers vs. Rams (+7.5), and Buccaneers vs. Broncos (+6.5). Having so many choices can make NFL eliminator pool picks difficult, so having quality Week 3 NFL survivor advice will be crucial.

Before you make your Week 3 NFL survivor pool picks or NFL knockout pool picks, you NEED to see which team the SportsLine Projection Model is backing.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season on an incredible 187-130 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 41-22 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of 2022.

The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is WAY UP!

The model can be used to crush the Survivor Pool format, which calls for picking one team to win each week but never using the same team twice.

In Week 1, the model recommended the Saints as its top survivor pick. New Orleans won in 79% of SportsLine's simulations, and the Saints dominated Carolina, 47-10, in what was the most lopsided game of the opening week. Then in Week 2, the model recommended the Chargers, who were also picked to win in 79% of simulations, and L.A. also manhandled the Panthers, 26-3.

In Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season, we can tell you the model is shying away from the Chiefs (-3.5, 46.5) versus Atlanta, even though the reigning champs have started off 2-0. However, the wins came against a pair of winless teams in Baltimore and Cincinnati, so we don't truly know how impressive those victories are. While the Chiefs are projected to win in well over 60% of simulations, the model is saving Kansas City for another week.

Instead, the model is backing a SURPRISING team that wins outright in well over 70% of simulations! Picking this team will put you in the optimal position to win your NFL survivor pool. You NEED to see which team the model is backing before locking in your NFL survivor picks!

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