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Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Chargers

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

Cardinals play Chargers in Week 1

They face each other, so only one can be used this week. On real de-vigged market prices LAC carries the higher survivor equity score.

This week

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

@ LACOpponentvs ARI
20.0%Win prob80.0%
0.200Equity score0.550
+9.5Spread11/11 books−9.5
47.5Game total47.5
= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot= 0.000

Head-to-head this week

week 1 · SoFi Stadium

Matchup
ARI @ LAC
Spread (home)
−9.5 (11 books)
Total
47.5 (11 books)
Kickoff
Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:25

Opened LAC −10.5, now LAC −9.5 · moved 1.0 toward ARI · Total 46.5 → 47.5 (+1.0)(100 snapshots)

No in-horizon weather forecast stored for this game yet.

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 1ARI @ LACnot played yet

All-time series: 8 meetings · ARI 3 LAC 5. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1386.3ELO rating1536.9
#29ELO rank#11
3-14Record11-6
NFC WestDivisionAFC West
#4Division rank#2
L 17 · L 23 · L 7 · L 20 · L 28Last 5newest firstL 13 · L 16 · L 4 · W +17 · W +3

Defense vs position

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

17.0 · #19vs QB12.6 · #2
26.9 · #30vs RB18.7 · #3
30.2 · #15vs WR27.4 · #11
16.9 · #30vs TE10.5 · #4

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.76 (2025)Sacks / game2.78 (2025)
6.82Pressures / game8
3-9Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows15-16

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 motion42.2% · #19
13.8% · #3Play action11.5% · #14
2.0% · #26RPO2.0% · #27
4.7% · #8Screen pass2.8% · #25
9.9% · #6No huddle3.9% · #25
59.2% · #9Shotgun59.0% · #10

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

29.1% · #19Man coverage23.6% · #27
27.4% · #17Blitz (5+ rushers)22.1% · #27
25.7% · #29Pressure31.3% · #12

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

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Benjamin St-JusteCornerbackOut
  • Bobby HartOffensive TackleOut
  • Bradley BozemanCenterOut
  • Brenen ThompsonWRLimited Participation in Practice
  • Bud DupreeLinebackerQuestionable
  • Cam HartCornerbackOut
  • Da'Shawn HandDefensive TackleQuestionable
  • Deane LeonardCBDid Not Participate In Practice
  • Del'Shawn PhillipsLinebackerOut
  • Dez FitzpatrickWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
  • Donte JacksonCornerbackQuestionable
  • Elijah MoldenCornerbackOut

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