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Carolina Panthers vs Cincinnati Bengals

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

Bengals is the better survivor pick this week

Bengals score 0.436 equity (64.3% win probability) against Panthers at 0.321 — a real gap of 0.115.

CAR team page →CIN team page →

This week

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

vs CHIOpponentvs TB

39.8%Win prob64.3%

0.321Equity score0.436

+3.0Spread11/11 books−3.5

47.0Game total50.5

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.001

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 15CIN @ CARnot played yet

All-time series: 8 meetings · CAR 3 — CIN 4 · 1 ties. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1434.3ELO rating1474.0

#25ELO rank#22

8-9Record6-11

NFC SouthDivisionAFC North

#3Division rank#3

L 3 · L 2 · L 17 · W +3 · L 3Last 5newest firstL 2 · W +23 · W +24 · L 24 · L 5

Defense vs position

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

13.8 · #6vs QB18.4 · #26

24.1 · #24vs RB28.6 · #32

26.6 · #7vs WR25.3 · #2

13.7 · #18vs TE20.9 · #31

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.72 (2025)Sacks / game2 (2025)

5.94Pressures / game7.12

3-5Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows16-10

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

34.5% · #31Pre-snap motion42.1% · #20

10.4% · #21Play action8.5% · #30

7.8% · #5RPO7.3% · #6

3.0% · #22Screen pass3.3% · #19

4.7% · #23No huddle2.5% · #31

55.4% · #15Shotgun67.0% · #3

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

21.4% · #30Man coverage36.6% · #11

27.1% · #19Blitz (5+ rushers)17.6% · #32

21.3% · #32Pressure29.4% · #22

CAR scheme profile →CIN scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Carolina Panthers

Bobby Brown IIIDTLimited Participation in Practice
Chris Brazzell IIWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Damien LewisGuardQuestionable
Dan ChisenaWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Ikem EkwonuOffensive TackleOut
Jonathon BrooksRBLimited Participation in Practice
Nic ScourtonLinebackerInjured Reserve
Patrick Jones IILBDid Not Participate In Practice

Cincinnati Bengals

Amarius MimsOffensive TackleQuestionable
B.J. HillDefensive TackleQuestionable
Cam GrandyTight EndQuestionable
Cam SampleDefensive EndOut
Cam Taylor-BrittCornerbackQuestionable
Cedric JohnsonDefensive EndQuestionable
Charlie JonesWide ReceiverOut
Cordell VolsonGuardOut
Dalton RisnerGuardQuestionable
DJ Turner IICornerbackQuestionable
Drew SampleTight EndQuestionable
Dylan FairchildGuardOut

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