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Indianapolis Colts 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 9 verdict

Colts is the better survivor pick this week

Colts score 0.268 equity (32.0% win probability) against Chargers at 0.263 — a real gap of 0.005.

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This week

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

vs DALOpponentvs HOU

32.0%Win prob32.3%

0.268Equity score0.263

+5.5Spread11/11 books+5.5

51.5Game total40.5

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.007

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 13 meetings · IND 5 — LAC 8. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2026 · week 9

1450.6ELO rating1462.4

#26ELO rank#23

2-6Record0-7

AFC SouthDivisionAFC West

#3Division rank#4

L 35 · L 6 · L 6 · L 12 · W +17Last 5newest firstL 15 · L 16 · L 6 · L 7 · L 8

Defense vs position

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

18.0 · #17vs QB13.5 · #8

24.8 · #20vs RB23.9 · #19

27.4 · #6vs WR30.6 · #14

14.4 · #18vs TE10.2 · #5

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

1.86 (2026)Sacks / game1.83 (2026)

6.57Pressures / game7.67

6-9Primetime record2021–2026 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

42.6% · #17Pre-snap motion42.2% · #19

13.6% · #4Play action11.5% · #14

7.2% · #7RPO2.0% · #27

2.7% · #28Screen pass2.8% · #25

4.7% · #21No huddle3.9% · #25

58.7% · #12Shotgun59.0% · #10

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

37.4% · #8Man coverage23.6% · #27

28.2% · #14Blitz (5+ rushers)22.1% · #27

29.6% · #19Pressure31.3% · #12

IND scheme profile →LAC scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 9 · nflverse + highlightly

Indianapolis Colts

Adonai MitchellWide ReceiverOut
Akeem Davis-GaitherLBDid Not Participate In Practice
Alec PierceWide ReceiverOut
Andrew OgletreeTEDid Not Participate In Practice
Anthony GouldWRFull Participation in Practice
Anthony Richardson Sr.QuarterbackOut
Bernhard RaimannOffensive TackleQuestionable
Blake FreelandOffensive TackleQuestionable
Braden SmithOffensive TackleQuestionable
Brett RypienQuarterbackOut
Bryce BoettcherLBFull Participation in Practice
Cameron MitchellCornerbackQuestionable

Los Angeles Chargers

Benjamin St-JusteCornerbackOut
Bobby HartOffensive TackleOut
Bradley BozemanCenterOut
Brenen ThompsonWRDid Not Participate In Practice
Bud DupreeDELimited Participation in Practice
Cam HartCornerbackOut
Da'Shawn HandDefensive TackleQuestionable
Daiyan HenleyLBLimited Participation in Practice
David NjokuTELimited Participation in Practice
Deane LeonardCBDid Not Participate In Practice
Del'Shawn PhillipsLinebackerOut
Denzel PerrymanLBLimited Participation in Practice

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