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Atlanta Falcons vs Kansas City Chiefs

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

Chiefs is the better survivor pick this week

Chiefs score 0.410 equity (56.8% win probability) against Falcons at 0.291 — a real gap of 0.120.

ATL team page →KC team page →

This week

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

@ PITOpponentvs DEN

32.8%Win prob56.8%

0.291Equity score0.410

+5.0Spread11/11 books−2.5

41.5Game total43.5

▼ 0.005Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.003

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 10KC @ ATLnot played yet

All-time series: 7 meetings · ATL 3 — KC 4. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1475.8ELO rating1519.9

#20ELO rank#16

8-9Record6-11

NFC SouthDivisionAFC West

#1Division rank#3

W +2 · W +3 · W +7 · W +1 · L 28Last 5newest firstL 2 · L 7 · L 17 · L 3 · L 10

Defense vs position

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

16.3 · #17vs QB15.1 · #13

21.7 · #15vs RB19.4 · #6

33.6 · #23vs WR27.3 · #10

10.2 · #3vs TE11.0 · #7

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

3.35 (2025)Sacks / game2.06 (2025)

9.18Pressures / game7.88

7-6Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows35-12

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

53.0% · #3Pre-snap motion39.9% · #26

9.3% · #26Play action8.1% · #32

3.7% · #19RPO11.5% · #1

3.8% · #14Screen pass4.7% · #7

9.5% · #8No huddle2.4% · #32

66.0% · #4Shotgun67.6% · #2

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

33.4% · #12Man coverage37.0% · #9

34.9% · #2Blitz (5+ rushers)33.6% · #4

31.3% · #13Pressure33.6% · #6

ATL scheme profile →KC scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Atlanta Falcons

A.J. Terrell Jr.CornerbackOut
Billy Bowman Jr.CBLimited Participation in Practice
Brandon DorlusDTLimited Participation in Practice
Carlos Washington Jr.Running BackQuestionable
Casey WashingtonWide ReceiverOut
Clark Phillips IIICornerbackQuestionable
Cobee BryantCornerbackQuestionable
Darnell MooneyWide ReceiverOut
DeAngelo MaloneLinebackerQuestionable
Dee AlfordCornerbackQuestionable
Drake LondonWide ReceiverOut
Elijah GarciaDefensive TackleOut

Kansas City Chiefs

Chris Roland-WallaceCornerbackOut
Dameon PierceRunning BackOut
Deon BushSafetyQuestionable
Derrick NnadiDTFull Participation in Practice
Elijah MitchellRunning BackOut
Ethan DriskellOffensive TackleQuestionable
Felix Anudike-UzomahDefensive EndInjured Reserve
Gardner MinshewQuarterbackOut
George KarlaftisDEQuestionable
Hollywood BrownWide ReceiverQuestionable
Hunter NourzadCenterOut
Isiah PachecoRBQuestionable

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