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Dallas Cowboys 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 9 verdict

Cowboys is the better survivor pick this week

Cowboys score 0.482 equity (68.0% win probability) against Vikings at 0.313 — a real gap of 0.169.

DAL team page →MIN team page →

This week

2026 week 9 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

@ INDOpponentvs BUF

68.0%Win prob39.0%

0.482Equity score0.313

−5.5Spread11/11 books+3.0

51.5Game total45.0

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.009

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 14 meetings · DAL 6 — MIN 8. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2026 · week 9

1471.6ELO rating1570.6

#20ELO rank#4

3-5Record6-1

NFC EastDivisionNFC North

#2Division rank#1

L 3 · W +17 · L 10 · L 8 · W +4Last 5newest firstL 4 · W +6 · W +10 · W +5 · W +7

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2026 through week 8 · lower rank = tougher

20.2 · #26vs QB7.8 · #1

26.4 · #24vs RB18.4 · #5

35.6 · #23vs WR25.9 · #4

13.7 · #13vs TE7.1 · #1

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.43 (2026)Sacks / game3.5 (2026)

7.86Pressures / game13.33

25-16-1Primetime record2021–2026 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

47.1% · #11Pre-snap motion41.3% · #23

13.0% · #5Play action12.5% · #8

4.1% · #18RPO3.7% · #20

2.7% · #27Screen pass4.2% · #10

7.8% · #11No huddle6.1% · #15

51.7% · #22Shotgun45.6% · #26

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

26.0% · #25Man coverage19.0% · #32

28.4% · #12Blitz (5+ rushers)46.2% · #1

31.8% · #11Pressure34.1% · #4

DAL scheme profile →MIN scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 9 · nflverse + highlightly

Dallas Cowboys

Broderick JonesTDid Not Participate In Practice
Caleb DownsSDid Not Participate In Practice
Camden BrownWide ReceiverOut
Cobie DurantCornerbackOut
Dee WintersLBLimited Participation in Practice
DeMarvion OvershownLinebackerOut
Drew SheltonTFull Participation in Practice
George PickensWRLimited Participation in Practice
Israel AbanikandaRunning BackOut
Jake FergusonTEDid Not Participate In Practice
Joey Porter Jr.CBFull Participation in Practice
Jonathan BullardDEFull Participation in Practice

Minnesota Vikings

Aaron JonesRBFull Participation in Practice
Adam ThielenWide ReceiverOut
Andrew Van GinkelLinebackerOut
Austin KeysLinebackerOut
Ben SimsTight EndOut
Ben YurosekTight EndOut
Brett RypienQuarterbackOut
Brian O'NeillTFull Participation in Practice
Chaz ChamblissLinebackerOut
Christian DarrisawTDid Not Participate In Practice
Corey KinerRunning BackOut
Desmond RidderQuarterbackOut

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