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Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions

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

Lions is the better survivor pick this week

Lions score 0.500 equity (73.2% win probability) against Cardinals at 0.199 — a real gap of 0.302.

ARI team page →DET team page →

This week

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

@ LACOpponentvs NO

19.9%Win prob73.2%

0.199Equity score0.500

+9.5Spread11/11 books−7.0

47.5Game total50.0

▼ 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.003

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 5DET @ ARInot played yet

All-time series: 19 meetings · ARI 10 — DET 8 · 1 ties. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1386.3ELO rating1564.1

#29ELO rank#7

3-14Record9-8

NFC WestDivisionNFC North

#4Division rank#3

L 17 · L 23 · L 7 · L 20 · L 28Last 5newest firstW +3 · L 13 · L 5 · L 7 · W +14

Defense vs position

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

17.0 · #19vs QB18.2 · #24

26.9 · #30vs RB19.4 · #7

30.2 · #15vs WR35.6 · #29

16.9 · #30vs TE13.7 · #17

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.76 (2025)Sacks / game3 (2025)

6.82Pressures / game9.25

3-9Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows16-12

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 motion47.3% · #9

13.8% · #3Play action12.0% · #10

2.0% · #26RPO3.1% · #24

4.7% · #8Screen pass4.9% · #6

9.9% · #6No huddle5.0% · #20

59.2% · #9Shotgun42.3% · #30

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

29.1% · #19Man coverage42.6% · #4

27.4% · #17Blitz (5+ rushers)28.9% · #10

25.7% · #29Pressure31.8% · #10

ARI scheme profile →DET scheme profile →

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

Detroit Lions

Ahmed HassaneinDefensive EndQuestionable
Alex AnzaloneLinebackerQuestionable
Alim McNeillDefensive TackleOut
Amon-Ra St. BrownWide ReceiverOut
Chris SmithDefensive TackleOut
Christian IzienSLimited Participation in Practice
Craig ReynoldsRunning BackOut
D.J. ReedCornerbackQuestionable
Dan JacksonSafetyInjured Reserve
Daniel ThomasSafetyQuestionable
Derrick MooreDELimited Participation in Practice
Dicaprio BootleCornerbackInjured Reserve

Relevant to this matchup

2026 Week 1 Path Survival Alert: Detroit Lions Drifts Up in the Simulations(mentions Lions)
2026 Week 1 Scarcity Divergence: Tennessee Titans Ranks Higher on Season Path Than on This Week's Odds(week 1 scarcity divergence)
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