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Carolina Panthers vs Seattle Seahawks

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

Seahawks is the better survivor pick this week

Seahawks score 0.362 equity (47.4% win probability) against Panthers at 0.332 — a real gap of 0.030.

CAR team page →SEA team page →

This week

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

vs CHIOpponentvs NE

39.7%Win prob47.4%

0.332Equity score0.362

+3.0Spread11/4 books−0.0

47.0Game total29.5

▲ 0.011Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.163

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 17SEA @ CARnot played yet

All-time series: 17 meetings · CAR 5 — SEA 12. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1434.3ELO rating1630.6

#25ELO rank#1

8-9Record14-3

NFC SouthDivisionNFC West

#3Division rank#1

L 3 · L 2 · L 17 · W +3 · L 3Last 5newest firstW +16 · W +4 · W +35 · W +10 · W +17

Defense vs position

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

13.8 · #6vs QB14.0 · #7

24.1 · #24vs RB19.0 · #4

26.6 · #7vs WR26.3 · #4

13.7 · #18vs TE14.7 · #21

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.72 (2025)Sacks / game2.8 (2025)

5.94Pressures / game11.3

3-5Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows12-13

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 motion45.8% · #13

10.4% · #21Play action10.7% · #20

7.8% · #5RPO1.9% · #28

3.0% · #22Screen pass2.6% · #29

4.7% · #23No huddle5.8% · #18

55.4% · #15Shotgun37.9% · #31

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

21.4% · #30Man coverage29.1% · #20

27.1% · #19Blitz (5+ rushers)20.7% · #30

21.3% · #32Pressure33.2% · #7

CAR scheme profile →SEA 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

Seattle Seahawks

AJ BarnerTEFull Participation in Practice
AJ FinleySafetyInjured Reserve
Amari KightOffensive TackleOut
Anthony BradfordGFull Participation in Practice
Brandon PiliDefensive TackleQuestionable
Cam AkersRunning BackOut
Charles CrossOffensive TackleQuestionable
Chazz SurrattLinebackerOut
Cody WhiteWide ReceiverQuestionable
Connor O'TooleLinebackerOut
Dareke YoungWide ReceiverOut
Derick HallLinebackerQuestionable

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