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Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams

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

Lions is the better survivor pick this week

Lions score 0.500 equity (73.2% win probability) against Rams at 0.444 — a real gap of 0.056.

DET team page →LA team page →

This week

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

vs NOOpponentvs SF

73.2%Win prob64.2%

0.500Equity score0.444

−7.0Spread11/11 books−3.5

50.0Game total47.5

▲ 0.003Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.001

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 14 meetings · DET 7 — LA 7. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1564.1ELO rating1582.5

#7ELO rank#5

9-8Record12-5

NFC NorthDivisionNFC West

#3Division rank#3

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

Defense vs position

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

18.2 · #24vs QB15.2 · #14

19.4 · #7vs RB20.6 · #12

35.6 · #29vs WR31.7 · #20

13.7 · #17vs TE13.1 · #15

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

3 (2025)Sacks / game2.6 (2025)

9.25Pressures / game11.05

16-12Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows16-14

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

47.3% · #9Pre-snap motion50.6% · #4

12.0% · #10Play action15.8% · #1

3.1% · #24RPO0.4% · #32

4.9% · #6Screen pass3.0% · #21

5.0% · #20No huddle6.0% · #17

42.3% · #30Shotgun34.8% · #32

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

42.6% · #4Man coverage27.0% · #23

28.9% · #10Blitz (5+ rushers)20.8% · #29

31.8% · #10Pressure32.1% · #9

DET scheme profile →LA scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Detroit Lions

Ahmed HassaneinDefensive EndQuestionable
Alex AnzaloneLinebackerQuestionable
Alim McNeillDefensive TackleOut
Amon-Ra St. BrownWide ReceiverOut
Chris SmithDefensive TackleOut
Christian IzienSLimited Participation in Practice
Craig ReynoldsRunning BackOut
D.J. ReedCornerbackQuestionable
Dan JacksonSafetyInjured Reserve
Daniel ThomasSafetyQuestionable
Derrick MooreDELimited Participation in Practice
Dicaprio BootleCornerbackInjured Reserve

Los Angeles Rams

Aaron DonaldDEOut
Ahkello WitherspoonCornerbackQuestionable
Alaric JacksonTFull Participation in Practice
Alex WardLong SnapperOut
Anthony TorresTight EndInjured Reserve
Beaux LimmerCenterOut
Byron YoungLBFull Participation in Practice
Colby ParkinsonTight EndOut
D.J. HumphriesOffensive TackleOut
Darious WilliamsCornerbackOut
Davante AdamsWide ReceiverQuestionable
David QuessenberryOffensive TackleOut

Relevant to this matchup

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