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Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Chargers

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

Chargers is the better survivor pick this week

Chargers score 0.551 equity (80.1% win probability) against Cowboys at 0.426 — a real gap of 0.125.

DAL team page →LAC team page →

This week

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

@ NYGOpponentvs ARI

59.3%Win prob80.1%

0.426Equity score0.551

−3.0Spread11/11 books−9.5

48.0Game total47.5

▼ 0.001Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.000

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 8 meetings · DAL 3 — LAC 5. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1485.3ELO rating1536.9

#19ELO rank#11

7-9-1Record11-6

NFC EastDivisionAFC West

#2Division rank#2

L 17 · W +7 · L 17 · L 8 · L 14Last 5newest firstL 13 · L 16 · L 4 · W +17 · W +3

Defense vs position

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

23.3 · #32vs QB12.6 · #2

25.7 · #28vs RB18.7 · #3

39.3 · #32vs WR27.4 · #11

12.3 · #12vs TE10.5 · #4

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

2 (2025)Sacks / game2.78 (2025)

10.76Pressures / game8

24-13-1Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows15-16

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

47.1% · #11Pre-snap motion42.2% · #19

13.0% · #5Play action11.5% · #14

4.1% · #18RPO2.0% · #27

2.7% · #27Screen pass2.8% · #25

7.8% · #11No huddle3.9% · #25

51.7% · #22Shotgun59.0% · #10

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

26.0% · #25Man coverage23.6% · #27

28.4% · #12Blitz (5+ rushers)22.1% · #27

31.8% · #11Pressure31.3% · #12

DAL scheme profile →LAC scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

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

Los Angeles Chargers

Benjamin St-JusteCornerbackOut
Bobby HartOffensive TackleOut
Bradley BozemanCenterOut
Brenen ThompsonWRLimited Participation in Practice
Bud DupreeLinebackerQuestionable
Cam HartCornerbackOut
Da'Shawn HandDefensive TackleQuestionable
Deane LeonardCBDid Not Participate In Practice
Del'Shawn PhillipsLinebackerOut
Dez FitzpatrickWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Donte JacksonCornerbackQuestionable
Elijah MoldenCornerbackOut

Relevant to this matchup

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(week 1 scarcity divergence)
2026 Week 1 Survivor Picks: Los Angeles Chargers Lead the Board(mentions Chargers)