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Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

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

Vikings is the better survivor pick this week

Vikings score 0.382 equity (53.0% win probability) against Giants at 0.324 — a real gap of 0.058.

MIN team page →NYG team page →

This week

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

vs GBOpponentvs DAL

53.0%Win prob40.7%

0.382Equity score0.324

−1.5Spread11/11 books+3.0

46.5Game total48.0

▼ 0.002Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.001

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 19 meetings · MIN 12 — NYG 7. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1547.9ELO rating1390.8

#10ELO rank#28

9-8Record4-13

NFC NorthDivisionNFC East

#4Division rank#4

W +13 · W +13 · W +3 · W +8 · W +31Last 5newest firstW +17 · W +24 · L 3 · L 8 · L 18

Defense vs position

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

11.1 · #1vs QB18.3 · #25

19.6 · #9vs RB25.8 · #29

23.7 · #1vs WR33.7 · #24

10.7 · #5vs TE11.4 · #8

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

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

2.88 (2025)Sacks / game2.24 (2025)

9.06Pressures / game8.41

11-13Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows3-18

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

41.3% · #23Pre-snap motion30.8% · #32

12.5% · #8Play action10.8% · #18

3.7% · #20RPO9.3% · #2

4.2% · #10Screen pass3.1% · #20

6.1% · #15No huddle17.4% · #3

45.6% · #26Shotgun64.8% · #6

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

19.0% · #32Man coverage40.3% · #7

46.2% · #1Blitz (5+ rushers)30.5% · #9

34.1% · #4Pressure30.2% · #17

MIN scheme profile →NYG scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

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

New York Giants

Andrew ThomasTFull Participation in Practice
Anthony Johnson Jr.SafetyOut
Art GreenCornerbackQuestionable
Bryan HudsonCFull Participation in Practice
Bryce Ford-WheatonWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Cam SkatteboRunning BackOut
Chris BoardLinebackerQuestionable
Cor'Dale FlottCornerbackOut
Daniel BellingerTight EndQuestionable
Dante MillerRunning BackOut
Darius AlexanderDefensive TackleOut
Darius MuasauLinebackerQuestionable

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