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Arizona Cardinals vs Denver Broncos
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
Broncos is the better survivor pick this week
Broncos score 0.340 equity (43.2% win probability) against Cardinals at 0.199 — a real gap of 0.141.
This week
2026 week 1 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores
Season series
2026 scheduled meetings
All-time series: 7 meetings · ARI 1 — DEN 6. See the full head-to-head history →
Power rating & record
elo through 2025 · week 1
Defense vs position
ppr allowed per game · 2025 through week 18 · lower rank = tougher
Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only
tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market
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
Scheme tendencies — defense
nflverse participation · 2025 season
Injury report
2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly
Arizona Cardinals
- Blake GillikinPFull Participation in Practice
- Dadrion Taylor-DemersonSDid Not Participate In Practice
- Garrett WilliamsCBLimited Participation in Practice
- Isaiah AdamsGDid Not Participate In Practice
- James ConnerRunning BackQuestionable
- Jeremiyah LoveRBLimited Participation in Practice
- Joey BlountSafetyQuestionable
- Josh SweatLBLimited Participation in Practice
- Kaleb ProctorDefensive TackleInjured Reserve
- PJ MustipherDefensive TackleInjured Reserve
- Will JohnsonCBFull Participation in Practice
Denver Broncos
- Alex ForsythCenterOut
- Alex SingletonLinebackerOut
- Cody SchraderRunning BackOut
- D.J. JonesDefensive TackleOut
- Delarrin Turner-YellSafetyQuestionable
- Dre GreenlawLinebackerOut
- Drew SandersLinebackerQuestionable
- Elijah MooreWide ReceiverOut
- Evan EngramTight EndOut
- Frank CrumOffensive TackleOut
- Garret WallowLinebackerQuestionable
- Geron ChristianOffensive TackleOut
Relevant to this matchup
- 2026 Week 1 Path Survival Alert: Detroit Lions Drifts Up in the Simulations(week 1 path survival)
- 2026 Week 1 Scarcity Divergence: Tennessee Titans Ranks Higher on Season Path Than on This Week's Odds(week 1 scarcity divergence)
- 2026 Week 1 Survivor Picks: Los Angeles Chargers Lead the Board(week 1 weekly picks)