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Denver Broncos vs Miami Dolphins

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

Broncos is the better survivor pick this week

Broncos score 0.340 equity (43.2% win probability) against Dolphins at 0.324 — a real gap of 0.016.

DEN team page →MIA team page →

This week

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

@ KCOpponent@ LV

43.2%Win prob39.8%

0.340Equity score0.324

+2.5Spread11/11 books+3.0

43.5Game total40.5

▲ 0.003Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.002

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 13MIA @ DENnot played yet

All-time series: 11 meetings · DEN 4 — MIA 7. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1588.3ELO rating1475.1

#4ELO rank#21

14-3Record7-10

AFC WestDivisionAFC East

#1Division rank#3

L 3 · W +3 · W +16 · W +7 · L 14Last 5newest firstL 28 · W +3 · L 24 · L 13 · W +24

Defense vs position

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

14.2 · #9vs QB18.2 · #23

17.0 · #1vs RB25.5 · #26

27.0 · #9vs WR29.9 · #14

13.7 · #16vs TE16.2 · #28

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

4 (2025)Sacks / game2.29 (2025)

13.05Pressures / game7.65

10-11Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows7-13

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

39.9% · #25Pre-snap motion55.9% · #1

12.5% · #7Play action12.9% · #6

7.0% · #9RPO4.4% · #16

5.5% · #3Screen pass5.2% · #4

11.0% · #5No huddle3.1% · #28

54.3% · #16Shotgun57.9% · #13

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

44.4% · #1Man coverage28.4% · #21

32.8% · #6Blitz (5+ rushers)33.1% · #5

33.7% · #5Pressure27.2% · #28

DEN scheme profile →MIA scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Denver Broncos

Alex ForsythCenterOut
Alex SingletonLinebackerOut
Cody SchraderRunning BackOut
D.J. JonesDefensive TackleOut
Delarrin Turner-YellSafetyQuestionable
Dre GreenlawLinebackerOut
Drew SandersLinebackerQuestionable
Elijah MooreWide ReceiverOut
Evan EngramTight EndOut
Frank CrumOffensive TackleOut
Garret WallowLinebackerQuestionable
Geron ChristianOffensive TackleOut

Miami Dolphins

A.J. GreenCornerbackOut
AJ HenningWide ReceiverQuestionable
Alec IngoldFullbackQuestionable
Alexander MattisonRunning BackInjured Reserve
Andre Carter IILinebackerOut
Ashtyn DavisSafetyOut
Austin JacksonGuardOut
Benito JonesDefensive TackleQuestionable
Caleb JohnsonLinebackerQuestionable
Cedrick Wilson Jr.Wide ReceiverOut
Chop RobinsonLinebackerOut
Cornell ArmstrongCornerbackQuestionable

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