The Week 3 NFL schedule features a full slate of 16 games, including divisional clashes such as Colts vs. Titans, Chargers vs. Chiefs, Bengals vs. Steelers and Eagles vs. Cowboys. Before you make your Week 3 NFL survivor 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 almost $7,800 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. It went a sizzling 24-14 on top-rated NFL picks last season, returning more than $800. The model also enters Week 3 of the 2021 season on an incredible 122-81 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.

The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five 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.

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 fact, survivor players following its top pick have made it to Week 3 without much of a sweat!

It recommended the 49ers over the Lions In Week 1. The in Week 2, it backed the Packers against Detroit. Green Bay won in 73 percent of SportsLine's simulations, and the Packers scored three second-half touchdowns to erase a halftime deficit and cruise to a comfortable 35-17 victory.

In Week 3, we can tell you the model is shying away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their road game against the Los Angeles Rams, even though the reigning Super Bowl champions are riding a 10-game winning streak dating back to last season. The Buccaneers are winning 48 percent of simulations, so the model is saving them for another week. 

Instead, the model is backing a team that has gotten off to a strong start in 2021 and is facing an opponent that is compromised by a key injury. It's also recommending five teams who win in more than 70 percent of simulations! Picking these team not only will get you to Week 4, but they also will put you in the optimal position to go deep in your NFL survivor pool. You NEED to see which team the model is backing before locking in your NFL survivor picks!

What is the optimal Week 3 Survivor pool play? And which team will send you through to Week 4? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the SportsLine Projection Model's shocking survivor pick, all from the model that consistently crushes the NFL!