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Kansas City Chiefs vs New Orleans Saints

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

Chiefs is the better survivor pick this week

Chiefs score 0.410 equity (56.8% win probability) against Saints at 0.250 — a real gap of 0.161.

KC team page →NO team page →

This week

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

vs DENOpponent@ DET

56.8%Win prob26.8%

0.410Equity score0.250

−2.5Spread11/11 books+7.0

43.5Game total50.0

▼ 0.003Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.003

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 6 meetings · KC 4 — NO 2. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1519.9ELO rating1432.4

#16ELO rank#26

6-11Record6-11

AFC WestDivisionNFC South

#3Division rank#4

L 2 · L 7 · L 17 · L 3 · L 10Last 5newest firstL 2 · W +8 · W +23 · W +3 · W +4

Defense vs position

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

15.1 · #13vs QB14.0 · #8

19.4 · #6vs RB20.8 · #13

27.3 · #10vs WR27.8 · #12

11.0 · #7vs TE12.5 · #13

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

2.06 (2025)Sacks / game2.59 (2025)

7.88Pressures / game8.53

35-12Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows4-11

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% · #26Pre-snap motion49.7% · #8

8.1% · #32Play action9.6% · #25

11.5% · #1RPO4.7% · #15

4.7% · #7Screen pass2.7% · #26

2.4% · #32No huddle18.7% · #2

67.6% · #2Shotgun65.7% · #5

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

37.0% · #9Man coverage22.1% · #28

33.6% · #4Blitz (5+ rushers)25.6% · #21

33.6% · #6Pressure28.2% · #24

KC scheme profile →NO scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Kansas City Chiefs

Ashton GillotteDEFull Participation in Practice
Chamarri ConnerSDid Not Participate In Practice
Chris Roland-WallaceCornerbackOut
Dameon PierceRunning BackOut
Deon BushSafetyQuestionable
Derrick NnadiDefensive TackleOut
Elijah MitchellRunning BackOut
Ethan DriskellOffensive TackleQuestionable
Felix Anudike-UzomahDefensive EndInjured Reserve
Gardner MinshewQuarterbackOut
George KarlaftisDefensive EndOut
Hollywood BrownWide ReceiverQuestionable

New Orleans Saints

Alontae TaylorCornerbackQuestionable
Alvin KamaraRBLimited Participation in Practice
Asim RichardsOffensive TackleQuestionable
Audric EstiméRBDid Not Participate In Practice
Barry WesleyOffensive TackleOut
Bryan BreseeDefensive TackleQuestionable
Bub MeansWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Cameron JordanLBDid Not Participate In Practice
Cesar RuizGuardOut
Chase YoungDefensive EndOut
Chris OlaveWide ReceiverOut
Davon GodchauxDTDid Not Participate In Practice

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