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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
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
All-time series: 8 meetings · ARI 3 — LAC 5. 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
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
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(mentions Chargers)