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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 1 verdict

Cowboys is the better survivor pick this week

Cowboys score 0.426 equity (59.3% win probability) against Vikings at 0.382 — a real gap of 0.045.

DAL team page →MIN team page →

This week

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

@ NYGOpponentvs GB

59.3%Win prob53.0%

0.426Equity score0.382

−3.0Spread11/11 books−1.5

48.0Game 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: 14 meetings · DAL 6 — MIN 8. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1485.3ELO rating1547.9

#19ELO rank#10

7-9-1Record9-8

NFC EastDivisionNFC North

#2Division rank#4

L 17 · W +7 · L 17 · L 8 · L 14Last 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

23.3 · #32vs QB11.1 · #1

25.7 · #28vs RB19.6 · #9

39.3 · #32vs WR23.7 · #1

12.3 · #12vs TE10.7 · #5

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

2 (2025)Sacks / game2.88 (2025)

10.76Pressures / game9.06

24-13-1Primetime record2021–2025 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 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

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

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(week 1 weekly picks)