The first week of the 2022 NFL season is fast approaching. The defending champion Rams will hoist their banner and then kick off the season on Thursday, Sept. 8 against the Buffalo Bills. That's followed by 14 games on Sunday and Seahawks vs. Broncos on Monday Night Football. Before making any Week 1 NFL office pool picks, you NEED to see which teams the SportsLine Projection Model is backing in its NFL football pool picks.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,500 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 138-97 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. Amazingly, it hasn't missed a top-rated pick since Week 15 last season. 

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 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is WAY up.

In Week 1, we can tell you the model is extremely high on the Los Angeles Chargers defeating the Las Vegas Raiders. In fact, the model is projecting a 31-25 win for the Chargers, who get up the straight-up victory in 61 percent of simulations.

The model has also identified an underdog who wins outright in Week 1. A pick like this can give you a HUGE edge in your pools. You ABSOLUTELY need to see which team the model is backing before locking in your NFL office pool picks!

So which teams win outright in Week 1? And which favorite goes down hard? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the SportsLine Projection Model's office pool picks, all from the model that consistently crushes the NFL and has ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years!