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Buffalo Bills 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 Bills at 0.389 — a real gap of 0.111.

BUF team page →DET team page →

This week

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

@ HOUOpponentvs NO

52.8%Win prob73.2%

0.389Equity score0.500

−1.5Spread11/11 books−7.0

45.0Game total50.0

▼ 0.008Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.003

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 2DET @ BUFnot played yet

All-time series: 7 meetings · BUF 6 — DET 1. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1601.7ELO rating1564.1

#2ELO rank#7

12-5Record9-8

AFC EastDivisionNFC North

#2Division rank#3

L 3 · W +3 · W +27 · L 1 · W +3Last 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

13.1 · #4vs QB18.2 · #24

24.4 · #25vs RB19.4 · #7

26.5 · #5vs WR35.6 · #29

—vs TE13.7 · #17

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.95 (2025)Sacks / game3 (2025)

7.84Pressures / game9.25

22-13Primetime 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

50.2% · #6Pre-snap motion47.3% · #9

11.6% · #13Play action12.0% · #10

5.4% · #13RPO3.1% · #24

4.4% · #9Screen pass4.9% · #6

4.7% · #22No huddle5.0% · #20

42.6% · #29Shotgun42.3% · #30

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

31.3% · #17Man coverage42.6% · #4

26.4% · #20Blitz (5+ rushers)28.9% · #10

34.2% · #2Pressure31.8% · #10

BUF scheme profile →DET scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Buffalo Bills

Baylon SpectorLinebackerInjured Reserve
Brad RobbinsPunterQuestionable
Brandin CooksWide ReceiverOut
Cam LewisCornerbackQuestionable
Chase LundtOffensive TackleOut
Christian BenfordCornerbackOut
Cole BishopSafetyQuestionable
Curtis SamuelWide ReceiverOut
Daequan HardyCornerbackQuestionable
Dalton KincaidTight EndOut
DaQuan JonesDefensive TackleQuestionable
Darnell SavageSafetyOut

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)
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