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Carolina Panthers vs Dallas Cowboys

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

Cowboys is the better survivor pick this week

Cowboys score 0.426 equity (59.3% win probability) against Panthers at 0.332 — a real gap of 0.095.

CAR team page →DAL team page →

This week

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

vs CHIOpponent@ NYG

39.7%Win prob59.3%

0.332Equity score0.426

+3.0Spread11/11 books−3.0

47.0Game total48.0

▲ 0.011Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.001

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 15 meetings · CAR 4 — DAL 11. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1434.3ELO rating1485.3

#25ELO rank#19

8-9Record7-9-1

NFC SouthDivisionNFC East

#3Division rank#2

L 3 · L 2 · L 17 · W +3 · L 3Last 5newest firstL 17 · W +7 · L 17 · L 8 · L 14

Defense vs position

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

13.8 · #6vs QB23.3 · #32

24.1 · #24vs RB25.7 · #28

26.6 · #7vs WR39.3 · #32

13.7 · #18vs TE12.3 · #12

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 / game10.76

3-5Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows24-13-1

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 motion47.1% · #11

10.4% · #21Play action13.0% · #5

7.8% · #5RPO4.1% · #18

3.0% · #22Screen pass2.7% · #27

4.7% · #23No huddle7.8% · #11

55.4% · #15Shotgun51.7% · #22

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

21.4% · #30Man coverage26.0% · #25

27.1% · #19Blitz (5+ rushers)28.4% · #12

21.3% · #32Pressure31.8% · #11

CAR scheme profile →DAL 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

Dallas Cowboys

Ajani CorneliusTLimited Participation in Practice
Alijah ClarkSafetyOut
Bruce HarmonCornerbackQuestionable
Caelen CarsonCornerbackOut
CeeDee LambWide ReceiverOut
Christian MatthewCornerbackQuestionable
Cooper BeebeCenterQuestionable
DeMarvion OvershownLinebackerQuestionable
Donovan WilsonSafetyQuestionable
Earnest Brown IVDefensive EndQuestionable
Hakeem AdenijiOffensive TackleOut
Jack SanbornLinebackerOut

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