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Carolina Panthers vs Green Bay Packers

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

Packers is the better survivor pick this week

Packers score 0.367 equity (47.0% win probability) against Panthers at 0.321 — a real gap of 0.046.

CAR team page →GB team page →

This week

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

vs CHIOpponent@ MIN

39.8%Win prob47.0%

0.321Equity score0.367

+3.0Spread11/11 books+1.5

47.0Game total46.5

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot= 0.000

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 8CAR @ GBnot played yet

All-time series: 16 meetings · CAR 7 — GB 9. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1434.3ELO rating1527.4

#25ELO rank#15

8-9Record9-7-1

NFC SouthDivisionNFC North

#3Division rank#2

L 3 · L 2 · L 17 · W +3 · L 3Last 5newest firstL 4 · L 13 · L 17 · L 6 · L 8

Defense vs position

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

13.8 · #6vs QB15.0 · #12

24.1 · #24vs RB21.9 · #17

26.6 · #7vs WR31.3 · #18

13.7 · #18vs TE12.1 · #10

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.72 (2025)Sacks / game2.06 (2025)

5.94Pressures / game10

3-5Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows17-15-1

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 motion44.1% · #15

10.4% · #21Play action11.7% · #12

7.8% · #5RPO7.9% · #4

3.0% · #22Screen pass3.3% · #18

4.7% · #23No huddle7.2% · #14

55.4% · #15Shotgun52.2% · #21

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

21.4% · #30Man coverage21.2% · #31

27.1% · #19Blitz (5+ rushers)21.9% · #28

21.3% · #32Pressure30.7% · #16

CAR scheme profile →GB 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

Green Bay Packers

Aaron BanksGLimited Participation in Practice
Anthony BeltonOffensive TackleOut
Barryn SorrellLBLimited Participation in Practice
Bo MeltonCornerbackQuestionable
Brandon McManusPlace KickerOut
Brenton Cox Jr.Defensive EndQuestionable
Christian WatsonWide ReceiverOut
Collin OliverDefensive EndOut
Devonte WyattDTLimited Participation in Practice
Donovan JenningsGuardOut
Dontayvion WicksWide ReceiverQuestionable
Edgerrin CooperLinebackerOut

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