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Cleveland Browns vs Minnesota Vikings

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

Vikings is the better survivor pick this week

Vikings score 0.382 equity (53.0% win probability) against Browns at 0.214 — a real gap of 0.168.

CLE team page →MIN team page →

This week

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

@ JAXOpponentvs GB

22.3%Win prob53.0%

0.214Equity score0.382

+8.5Spread11/11 books−1.5

40.0Game total46.5

▼ 0.001Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.002

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

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

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1419.8ELO rating1547.9

#27ELO rank#10

5-12Record9-8

AFC NorthDivisionNFC North

#4Division rank#4

W +2 · W +7 · L 3 · L 28 · L 2Last 5newest firstW +13 · W +13 · W +3 · W +8 · W +31

Defense vs position

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

13.3 · #5vs QB11.1 · #1

22.8 · #19vs RB19.6 · #9

26.9 · #8vs WR23.7 · #1

12.1 · #9vs TE10.7 · #5

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

3.12 (2025)Sacks / game2.88 (2025)

9.29Pressures / game9.06

6-9Primetime record2021–2024 standalone windows11-13

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

39.3% · #27Pre-snap motion41.3% · #23

11.2% · #15Play action12.5% · #8

3.0% · #25RPO3.7% · #20

4.2% · #11Screen pass4.2% · #10

7.5% · #12No huddle6.1% · #15

55.8% · #14Shotgun45.6% · #26

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

41.3% · #5Man coverage19.0% · #32

28.1% · #15Blitz (5+ rushers)46.2% · #1

35.1% · #1Pressure34.1% · #4

CLE scheme profile →MIN scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Cleveland Browns

Adin HuntingtonDefensive EndQuestionable
Alex WrightDefensive EndOut
Anthony KendallCornerbackInjured Reserve
Blake WhiteheartTight EndQuestionable
Brenden BatesTight EndOut
Cam RobinsonOffensive TackleQuestionable
Cameron McGroneLinebackerQuestionable
Carson SchwesingerLBFull Participation in Practice
Cedric TillmanWide ReceiverOut
Cornelius LucasOffensive TackleOut
David NjokuTight EndOut
Dawand JonesOffensive TackleQuestionable

Minnesota Vikings

Aaron Jones Sr.Running BackQuestionable
Adam ThielenWide ReceiverOut
Andrew Van GinkelLinebackerOut
Austin KeysLinebackerOut
Ben SimsTight EndOut
Ben YurosekTight EndOut
Brett RypienQuarterbackOut
Brian O'NeillOffensive TackleOut
Caleb TiernanTLimited Participation in Practice
Chaz ChamblissLinebackerOut
Christian DarrisawOffensive TackleOut
Corey KinerRunning BackOut

Relevant to this matchup

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