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Carolina Panthers vs San Francisco 49ers

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

Panthers is the better survivor pick this week

Panthers score 0.329 equity (39.4% win probability) against 49ers at 0.306 — a real gap of 0.023.

CAR team page →SF team page →

This week

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

vs CHIOpponent@ LA

39.4%Win prob35.8%

0.329Equity score0.306

+3.0Spread11/11 books+3.5

47.0Game total47.5

▼ 0.001Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.001

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 16 meetings · CAR 10 — SF 6. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1434.3ELO rating1559.3

#25ELO rank#9

8-9Record12-5

NFC SouthDivisionNFC West

#3Division rank#2

L 3 · L 2 · L 17 · W +3 · L 3Last 5newest firstL 35 · W +4 · L 10 · W +4 · W +21

Defense vs position

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

13.8 · #6vs QB17.1 · #20

24.1 · #24vs RB23.6 · #22

26.6 · #7vs WR32.2 · #21

13.7 · #18vs TE14.8 · #23

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.72 (2025)Sacks / game1.21 (2025)

5.94Pressures / game5.95

3-5Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows22-13

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 motion55.1% · #2

10.4% · #21Play action10.8% · #17

7.8% · #5RPO0.6% · #31

3.0% · #22Screen pass3.0% · #23

4.7% · #23No huddle3.7% · #26

55.4% · #15Shotgun45.0% · #27

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

21.4% · #30Man coverage26.6% · #24

27.1% · #19Blitz (5+ rushers)22.6% · #25

21.3% · #32Pressure23.2% · #31

CAR scheme profile →SF scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Carolina Panthers

Bobby Brown IIIDTFull 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

San Francisco 49ers

Alfred CollinsDTOut
Ameer AbdullahRunning BackQuestionable
Austen PleasantsOffensive TackleOut
Ben BartchGuardQuestionable
Brandon AiyukWide ReceiverOut
Brock PurdyQuarterbackOut
CJ WestDefensive TackleOut
Corey KinerRunning BackInjured Reserve
Dee WintersLinebackerOut
Demarcus RobinsonWide ReceiverSuspension
Dominick PuniGuardQuestionable
Dre GreenlawLBFull Participation in Practice

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