Make NFL football office pool picks at CBS Sports, vie for guaranteed prizes throughout the 2023 season

Fans everywhere are eagerly awaiting Week 1 of the NFL schedule and they’ll be rewarded with several star-studded showdowns right out of the gate. The Week 1 NFL schedule begins on Thursday, September 7, with a matchup between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs, making for a tough decision for your NFL office pool picks. On Sunday, there are a number of mouthwatering NFL matchups to target with your NFL football pool picks, including 49ers vs. Steelers, Eagles vs. Patriots, and Cowboys vs. Giants. With the action quickly approaching, it’s already time to start thinking about Week 1 NFL picks. If you’re up for it, CBS Sports has the perfect game to keep you locked in all season long.

Compete for $100,000 or start a pool with friends

It’s time to raise the stakes with CBS Sports Football Pick’em. Join the challenge to compete for the $100,000 jackpot and guaranteed cash prizes each week or start a customizable pool to compete against your friends. (No purchase necessary. See Terms and Rules for details.)

You can win the $100,000 jackpot each week for hitting the full slate and tiebreakers. Even if no one hits the jackpot, CBS Sports is giving away a guaranteed $1,000 to the winner each week. In addition, the player with the most correct picks at the end of the season gets $5,000.

If you’re looking to start a pick’em pool with your friends, family or colleagues, group settings include a variety of games suitable for every fan, including straight-up picks, against-the-spread picks, survivor pools, confidence points and much more. You can play on your desktop or on the CBS Sports app, so sign up here today. 

Get football picks for every game from a proven NFL model

We’ll give you one team to consider backing during the NFL’s opening week. SportsLine’s advanced computer model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is predicting the Denver Broncos to take care of business at home versus the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Broncos hired Sean Payton this offseason, giving Denver a Super Bowl-winning head coach. That should help quarterback Russell Wilson, who threw for just 16 touchdown passes last season. Denver’s defense kept the Broncos in a number of games a season ago, ranking in the top 10 in total defense, run defense, third-down defense and red zone defense.

Meanwhile, the Raiders struggled on defense in 2022, giving up 365.6 yards per game on average, which ranked 28th. Las Vegas’ secondary was consistently picked apart, allowing 242.9 passing yards per game. The model expects Wilson to throw for 244 yards and two touchdowns, while the Broncos rush for 100 yards, helping Denver win outright in well over 50% of simulations. Join a pool now to lock in your picks.

Make NFL pool picks at CBS Sports

Show your skills, beat your friends and coworkers, and take home guaranteed prize money. Create a pool, get your friends involved, and keep the competition going all season long.