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Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Real survivor-pool comparison built on the same validated tables the team pages use — de-vigged market win probability and equity, spreads and totals, ELO ranks, defense vs position, charted scheme tendencies, recent form and current injuries. Green marks the better league rank.

Week 1 verdict

Panthers is the better survivor pick this week

Panthers score 0.321 equity (39.8% win probability) against Cardinals at 0.199 — a real gap of 0.122.

ARI team page →CAR team page →

This week

2026 week 1 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

@ LACOpponentvs CHI

19.9%Win prob39.8%

0.199Equity score0.321

+9.5Spread11/11 books+3.0

47.5Game total47.0

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot= 0.000

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 21 meetings · ARI 7 — CAR 14. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1386.3ELO rating1434.3

#29ELO rank#25

3-14Record8-9

NFC WestDivisionNFC South

#4Division rank#3

L 17 · L 23 · L 7 · L 20 · L 28Last 5newest firstL 3 · L 2 · L 17 · W +3 · L 3

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2025 through week 18 · lower rank = tougher

17.0 · #19vs QB13.8 · #6

26.9 · #30vs RB24.1 · #24

30.2 · #15vs WR26.6 · #7

16.9 · #30vs TE13.7 · #18

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market

1.76 (2025)Sacks / game1.72 (2025)

6.82Pressures / game5.94

3-9Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows3-5

Both of these are context, not edge. Our own tests found DL strength (finding #10) and primetime risk (finding #11) statistically flat once the market price is accounted for.

Scheme tendencies — offense

ftn charting · 2025 season · rank 1 = highest rate

35.4% · #30Pre-snap motion34.5% · #31

13.8% · #3Play action10.4% · #21

2.0% · #26RPO7.8% · #5

4.7% · #8Screen pass3.0% · #22

9.9% · #6No huddle4.7% · #23

59.2% · #9Shotgun55.4% · #15

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

29.1% · #19Man coverage21.4% · #30

27.4% · #17Blitz (5+ rushers)27.1% · #19

25.7% · #29Pressure21.3% · #32

ARI scheme profile →CAR scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Arizona Cardinals

Blake GillikinPFull Participation in Practice
Dadrion Taylor-DemersonSLimited Participation in Practice
Garrett WilliamsCBLimited Participation in Practice
Isaiah AdamsGDid Not Participate In Practice
James ConnerRunning BackQuestionable
Jeremiyah LoveRBLimited Participation in Practice
Joey BlountSafetyQuestionable
Josh SweatLBDid Not Participate In Practice
Kaleb ProctorDefensive TackleInjured Reserve
PJ MustipherDefensive TackleInjured Reserve
Will JohnsonCBFull Participation in Practice

Carolina Panthers

Bobby Brown IIIDTLimited Participation in Practice
Chris Brazzell IIWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Damien LewisGuardQuestionable
Dan ChisenaWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Ikem EkwonuOffensive TackleOut
Jonathon BrooksRBLimited Participation in Practice
Nic ScourtonLinebackerInjured Reserve
Patrick Jones IILBDid Not Participate In Practice

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