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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 9 verdict
Chiefs is the better survivor pick this week
Chiefs score 0.563 equity (80.4% win probability) against Saints at 0.461 — a real gap of 0.101.
This week
2026 week 9 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores
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 2026 · week 9
Defense vs position
ppr allowed per game · 2026 through week 8 · lower rank = tougher
Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only
tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market
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
Scheme tendencies — defense
nflverse participation · 2025 season
Injury report
2026 week 9 · nflverse + highlightly
Kansas City Chiefs
- Chamarri ConnerSafetyOut
- Drue TranquillLBFull Participation in Practice
- Jeff CaldwellWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
- Jimmy HolidayWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
- Josh SimmonsOffensive TackleOut
- Mansoor DelaneCBLimited Participation in Practice
- Nick BoltonLBFull Participation in Practice
- Nikko RemigioWRLimited Participation in Practice
- Omarr Norman-LottDTLimited Participation in Practice
- Patrick MahomesQBFull Participation in Practice
- Peter WoodsDTDid Not Participate In Practice
- Rashee RiceWRLimited Participation in Practice
New Orleans Saints
- Alvin KamaraRBDid Not Participate In Practice
- Asim RichardsTLimited Participation in Practice
- Cesar RuizGFull Participation in Practice
- Christen MillerDefensive TackleOut
- CJ DonaldsonRBLimited Participation in Practice
- Davon GodchauxDefensive TackleQuestionable
- Decamerion RichardsonCornerbackOut
- Jordyn TysonWRLimited Participation in Practice
- Justin ReidSFull Participation in Practice
- Kelvin Banks Jr.TLimited Participation in Practice
- Martin EmersonCBLimited Participation in Practice
- Nathan ShepherdDTFull Participation in Practice
Relevant to this matchup
- 2026 Week 9 Path Survival Alert: Jacksonville Jaguars Drifts Up in the Simulations(week 9 path survival)
- 2026 Week 9 Weather Watch: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks Tops the Forecast(week 9 weather watch)
- 2026 Week 9 Survivor Picks: Kansas City Chiefs Lead the Board(mentions Chiefs)