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Carolina Panthers vs Los Angeles Chargers

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

Chargers is the better survivor pick this week

Chargers score 0.551 equity (80.1% win probability) against Panthers at 0.332 — a real gap of 0.219.

CAR team page →LAC team page →

This week

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

vs CHIOpponentvs ARI

39.7%Win prob80.1%

0.332Equity score0.551

+3.0Spread11/11 books−9.5

47.0Game total47.5

▲ 0.011Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.000

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 7 meetings · CAR 5 — LAC 2. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1434.3ELO rating1536.9

#25ELO rank#11

8-9Record11-6

NFC SouthDivisionAFC West

#3Division rank#2

L 3 · L 2 · L 17 · W +3 · L 3Last 5newest firstL 13 · L 16 · L 4 · W +17 · W +3

Defense vs position

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

13.8 · #6vs QB12.6 · #2

24.1 · #24vs RB18.7 · #3

26.6 · #7vs WR27.4 · #11

13.7 · #18vs TE10.5 · #4

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.72 (2025)Sacks / game2.78 (2025)

5.94Pressures / game8

3-5Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows15-16

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 motion42.2% · #19

10.4% · #21Play action11.5% · #14

7.8% · #5RPO2.0% · #27

3.0% · #22Screen pass2.8% · #25

4.7% · #23No huddle3.9% · #25

55.4% · #15Shotgun59.0% · #10

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

21.4% · #30Man coverage23.6% · #27

27.1% · #19Blitz (5+ rushers)22.1% · #27

21.3% · #32Pressure31.3% · #12

CAR scheme profile →LAC 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

Los Angeles Chargers

Benjamin St-JusteCornerbackOut
Bobby HartOffensive TackleOut
Bradley BozemanCenterOut
Brenen ThompsonWRLimited Participation in Practice
Bud DupreeLinebackerQuestionable
Cam HartCornerbackOut
Da'Shawn HandDefensive TackleQuestionable
Deane LeonardCBDid Not Participate In Practice
Del'Shawn PhillipsLinebackerOut
Dez FitzpatrickWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Donte JacksonCornerbackQuestionable
Elijah MoldenCornerbackOut

Relevant to this matchup

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