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Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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 0.321 equity (39.8% win probability) against Buccaneers at 0.314 — a real gap of 0.007.

CAR team page →TB team page →

This week

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

vs CHIOpponent@ CIN

39.8%Win prob35.7%

0.321Equity score0.314

+3.0Spread11/11 books+3.5

47.0Game total50.5

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.001

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 7TB @ CARnot played yet

Week 12CAR @ TBnot played yet

All-time series: 48 meetings · CAR 25 — TB 23. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1434.3ELO rating1487.8

#25ELO rank#18

8-9Record8-9

NFC SouthDivisionNFC South

#3Division rank#2

L 3 · L 2 · L 17 · W +3 · L 3Last 5newest firstW +2 · L 3 · L 3 · L 1 · L 4

Defense vs position

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

13.8 · #6vs QB19.5 · #29

24.1 · #24vs RB22.2 · #18

26.6 · #7vs WR31.5 · #19

13.7 · #18vs TE15.8 · #26

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.72 (2025)Sacks / game2.18 (2025)

5.94Pressures / game7.82

3-5Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows10-14

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 motion50.2% · #5

10.4% · #21Play action8.4% · #31

7.8% · #5RPO6.4% · #11

3.0% · #22Screen pass5.1% · #5

4.7% · #23No huddle5.5% · #19

55.4% · #15Shotgun54.2% · #18

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

21.4% · #30Man coverage30.3% · #18

27.1% · #19Blitz (5+ rushers)34.1% · #3

21.3% · #32Pressure34.1% · #3

CAR scheme profile →TB 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

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Anthony NelsonLinebackerOut
Anthony Walker Jr.LinebackerQuestionable
Antoine Winfield Jr.SafetyQuestionable
Ben BredesonGuardQuestionable
Benjamin MorrisonCornerbackOut
Billy SchrauthGFull Participation in Practice
Bucky IrvingRunning BackOut
Calijah KanceyDefensive TackleQuestionable
Chris GodwinWide ReceiverOut
Christian IzienSafetyOut
Christian RozeboomLBLimited Participation in Practice
Connor BazelakQuarterbackOut

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