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Los Angeles Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers

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

Chargers is the better survivor pick this week

Chargers score 0.550 equity (80.0% win probability) against 49ers at 0.306 — a real gap of 0.244.

LAC team page →SF team page →

This week

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

vs ARIOpponent@ LA

80.0%Win prob35.8%

0.550Equity score0.306

−9.5Spread11/11 books+3.5

47.5Game total47.5

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.001

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 15SF @ LACnot played yet

All-time series: 7 meetings · LAC 5 — SF 2. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1536.9ELO rating1559.3

#11ELO rank#9

11-6Record12-5

AFC WestDivisionNFC West

#2Division rank#2

L 13 · L 16 · L 4 · W +17 · W +3Last 5newest firstL 35 · W +4 · L 10 · W +4 · W +21

Defense vs position

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

12.6 · #2vs QB17.1 · #20

18.7 · #3vs RB23.6 · #22

27.4 · #11vs WR32.2 · #21

10.5 · #4vs TE14.8 · #23

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

2.78 (2025)Sacks / game1.21 (2025)

8Pressures / game5.95

15-16Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows22-13

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

42.2% · #19Pre-snap motion55.1% · #2

11.5% · #14Play action10.8% · #17

2.0% · #27RPO0.6% · #31

2.8% · #25Screen pass3.0% · #23

3.9% · #25No huddle3.7% · #26

59.0% · #10Shotgun45.0% · #27

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

23.6% · #27Man coverage26.6% · #24

22.1% · #27Blitz (5+ rushers)22.6% · #25

31.3% · #12Pressure23.2% · #31

LAC scheme profile →SF scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Los Angeles Chargers

Benjamin St-JusteCornerbackOut
Bobby HartOffensive TackleOut
Bradley BozemanCenterOut
Brenen ThompsonWRLimited Participation in Practice
Bud DupreeLinebackerQuestionable
Cam HartCornerbackOut
Da'Shawn HandDefensive TackleQuestionable
Deane LeonardCBDid Not Participate In Practice
Del'Shawn PhillipsLinebackerOut
Dez FitzpatrickWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Donte JacksonCornerbackQuestionable
Elijah MoldenCornerbackOut

San Francisco 49ers

Alfred CollinsDTOut
Ameer AbdullahRunning BackQuestionable
Austen PleasantsOffensive TackleOut
Ben BartchGuardQuestionable
Brandon AiyukWide ReceiverOut
Brock PurdyQuarterbackOut
CJ WestDefensive TackleOut
Corey KinerRunning BackInjured Reserve
Dee WintersLinebackerOut
Demarcus RobinsonWide ReceiverSuspension
Dominick PuniGuardQuestionable
Dre GreenlawLBFull Participation in Practice

Relevant to this matchup

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2026 Week 1 Scarcity Divergence: Tennessee Titans Ranks Higher on Season Path Than on This Week's Odds(week 1 scarcity divergence)
2026 Week 1 Survivor Picks: Los Angeles Chargers Lead the Board(mentions Chargers)