Navigating this topsy-turvy NFL season has been a huge test for Survivor Pool players, as many big favorites have lost outright. But the SportsLine Projection Model has met the challenge each week.

Based on which team was winning the most simulations, the model supported Kansas City in Week 1, followed by Tennessee, Indianapolis, the Rams, Baltimore, Miami, Buffalo and Tampa Bay last week. Fortunately, the Buccaneers survived with a 25-23 win over the Giants.

With those eight teams off the table, the model has settled on an extremely strong Week 9 pick. You'll want to see it, too, as this model consistently crushes the NFL.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,600 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception five-plus years ago. It also ranked in the Top 10 on NFLPickWatch three of the past four years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 95 percent of CBS Sports office pool players three times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

For Week 9, we can tell you the model isn't backing the Patriots even though they're facing the lowly Jets on Monday Night Football. New England has lost four straight. Quarterback Cam Newton has fumbled or thrown an interception in every game since the season opener. The Patriots have averaged 13 points during their skid, and the Jets would love nothing more than to secure their first win against the onetime AFC East bully.

Instead, the model is backing a team in a can't-lose spot! Picking this team not only will get you to Week 10, it will also put you in the optimal position to go deeper in your NFL survivor pool.

You ABSOLUTELY need to see which team the model is backing before locking in your NFL survivor picks!

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