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Los Angeles Rams vs Minnesota Vikings

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

Rams is the better survivor pick this week

Rams score 0.444 equity (64.2% win probability) against Vikings at 0.382 — a real gap of 0.062.

LA team page →MIN team page →

This week

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

vs SFOpponentvs GB

64.2%Win prob53.0%

0.444Equity score0.382

−3.5Spread11/11 books−1.5

47.5Game total46.5

▼ 0.001Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.002

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 14 meetings · LA 8 — MIN 6. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1582.5ELO rating1547.9

#5ELO rank#10

12-5Record9-8

NFC WestDivisionNFC North

#3Division rank#4

L 4 · W +3 · W +3 · W +17 · L 3Last 5newest firstW +13 · W +13 · W +3 · W +8 · W +31

Defense vs position

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

15.2 · #14vs QB11.1 · #1

20.6 · #12vs RB19.6 · #9

31.7 · #20vs WR23.7 · #1

13.1 · #15vs TE10.7 · #5

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

2.6 (2025)Sacks / game2.88 (2025)

11.05Pressures / game9.06

16-14Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows11-13

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

50.6% · #4Pre-snap motion41.3% · #23

15.8% · #1Play action12.5% · #8

0.4% · #32RPO3.7% · #20

3.0% · #21Screen pass4.2% · #10

6.0% · #17No huddle6.1% · #15

34.8% · #32Shotgun45.6% · #26

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

27.0% · #23Man coverage19.0% · #32

20.8% · #29Blitz (5+ rushers)46.2% · #1

32.1% · #9Pressure34.1% · #4

LA scheme profile →MIN scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

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

Minnesota Vikings

Aaron Jones Sr.Running BackQuestionable
Adam ThielenWide ReceiverOut
Andrew Van GinkelLinebackerOut
Austin KeysLinebackerOut
Ben SimsTight EndOut
Ben YurosekTight EndOut
Brett RypienQuarterbackOut
Brian O'NeillOffensive TackleOut
Caleb TiernanTLimited Participation in Practice
Chaz ChamblissLinebackerOut
Christian DarrisawOffensive TackleOut
Corey KinerRunning BackOut

Relevant to this matchup

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