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Carolina Panthers vs Tennessee Titans

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

Titans is the better survivor pick this week

Titans score 0.396 equity (52.6% win probability) against Panthers at 0.332 — a real gap of 0.064.

CAR team page →TEN team page →

This week

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

vs CHIOpponentvs NYJ

39.7%Win prob52.6%

0.332Equity score0.396

+3.0Spread11/11 books−1.5

47.0Game total38.5

▲ 0.011Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.005

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 6 meetings · CAR 2 — TEN 4. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1434.3ELO rating1362.6

#25ELO rank#32

8-9Record3-14

NFC SouthDivisionAFC South

#3Division rank#4

L 3 · L 2 · L 17 · W +3 · L 3Last 5newest firstL 34 · L 8 · W +17 · L 13 · W +2

Defense vs position

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

13.8 · #6vs QB19.0 · #28

24.1 · #24vs RB21.6 · #14

26.6 · #7vs WR35.6 · #28

13.7 · #18vs TE14.2 · #19

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.72 (2025)Sacks / game2.47 (2025)

5.94Pressures / game9.06

3-5Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows6-7

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 motion35.5% · #29

10.4% · #21Play action9.9% · #24

7.8% · #5RPO8.6% · #3

3.0% · #22Screen pass5.7% · #2

4.7% · #23No huddle8.2% · #9

55.4% · #15Shotgun58.9% · #11

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

21.4% · #30Man coverage27.1% · #22

27.1% · #19Blitz (5+ rushers)22.9% · #24

21.3% · #32Pressure29.5% · #21

CAR scheme profile →TEN 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

Tennessee Titans

Ali GayeLinebackerQuestionable
Amani HookerSafetyOut
Anfernee OrjiLinebackerInjured Reserve
Arden KeyLinebackerQuestionable
Blake HanceGuardQuestionable
Bryce OliverWide ReceiverOut
C.J. RavenellDefensive EndOut
Calvin RidleyWide ReceiverOut
Cam HorsleyDefensive TackleOut
Cam WardQuarterbackOut
Cedric GrayLBDid Not Participate In Practice
Chandler BrewerOffensive TackleInjured Reserve

Relevant to this matchup

The Case for Home Underdogs in Survivor Pools(a home underdog is on the board)
2026 Week 1 Path Survival Alert: Detroit Lions Drifts Up in the Simulations(week 1 path survival)
2026 Week 1 Scarcity Divergence: Tennessee Titans Ranks Higher on Season Path Than on This Week's Odds(mentions Titans)
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