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 17 on a 53-37 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.

Here's how the NFL playoff picture looks after the Houston Texans' win over the Los Angeles Chargers, which clinched the Texans a playoff berth, eliminated the Indianapolis Colts and won the AFC West for the Denver Broncos.

Last year, the Broncos went 10-7 in coach Sean Payton's second season, reaching the NFL playoffs for the first time since the team won Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 campaign. Payton's squad has now clinched another playoff berth -- and they have aspirations to go much further than the Wild Card round this time.