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Chicago Bears vs Dallas Cowboys

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

Cowboys is the better survivor pick this week

Cowboys score 0.426 equity (59.3% win probability) against Bears at 0.418 — a real gap of 0.008.

CHI team page →DAL team page →

This week

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

@ CAROpponent@ NYG

60.3%Win prob59.3%

0.418Equity score0.426

−3.0Spread11/11 books−3.0

47.0Game total48.0

▼ 0.011Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.001

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 10 meetings · CHI 5 — DAL 5. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1510.3ELO rating1485.3

#17ELO rank#19

11-6Record7-9-1

NFC NorthDivisionNFC East

#1Division rank#2

L 3 · W +4 · L 3 · L 4 · W +6Last 5newest firstL 17 · W +7 · L 17 · L 8 · L 14

Defense vs position

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

18.1 · #22vs QB23.3 · #32

21.7 · #16vs RB25.7 · #28

35.5 · #27vs WR39.3 · #32

13.1 · #14vs TE12.3 · #12

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

2.22 (2025)Sacks / game2 (2025)

7.94Pressures / game10.76

9-15Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows24-13-1

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

47.2% · #10Pre-snap motion47.1% · #11

14.7% · #2Play action13.0% · #5

3.6% · #22RPO4.1% · #18

4.1% · #13Screen pass2.7% · #27

4.3% · #24No huddle7.8% · #11

44.2% · #28Shotgun51.7% · #22

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

43.8% · #2Man coverage26.0% · #25

28.7% · #11Blitz (5+ rushers)28.4% · #12

28.7% · #23Pressure31.8% · #11

CHI scheme profile →DAL scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Chicago Bears

Amen OgbongbemigaLinebackerQuestionable
Austin BookerDefensive EndQuestionable
Bill MurrayGuardQuestionable
Braxton JonesOffensive TackleOut
Cairo SantosPlace KickerOut
Case KeenumQuarterbackOut
Chris WilliamsDefensive TackleOut
Cole KmetTight EndQuestionable
Colston LovelandTight EndQuestionable
D'Marco JacksonLinebackerOut
Darnell WrightOffensive TackleOut
Deion HankinsRunning BackInjured Reserve

Dallas Cowboys

Ajani CorneliusTLimited Participation in Practice
Alijah ClarkSafetyOut
Bruce HarmonCornerbackQuestionable
Caelen CarsonCornerbackOut
CeeDee LambWide ReceiverOut
Christian MatthewCornerbackQuestionable
Cooper BeebeCenterQuestionable
DeMarvion OvershownLinebackerQuestionable
Donovan WilsonSafetyQuestionable
Earnest Brown IVDefensive EndQuestionable
Hakeem AdenijiOffensive TackleOut
Jack SanbornLinebackerOut

Relevant to this matchup

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2026 Week 1 Scarcity Divergence: Tennessee Titans Ranks Higher on Season Path Than on This Week's Odds(week 1 scarcity divergence)
2026 Week 1 Survivor Picks: Los Angeles Chargers Lead the Board(week 1 weekly picks)