NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 1 · Final · Bank of America Stadium

Model

63%CHI37%CAR

Projected CHI 32.9 – CAR 28.6
margin −4.3 · total 61.5

Market

60%CHI40%CAR

CHI -3.0 · O/U 47.5
implied CHI 25.3 – CAR 22.3

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
−1.3
CHI side of the number
Total edge
+14.0
leans over

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

CHICAR
+2.9 8thPower rating25th −2.9
+4.5 2ndOffense rating9th +1.6
−1.6 24thDefense rating31st −4.5
+0.361 2ndOffense EPA/play9th +0.130
+0.130 24thDefense EPA/play allowed31st +0.361
53.3% 4thOffense success rate11th 47.1%
47.1% 22ndDefense success rate allowed29th 53.3%
+0.551 4thPass EPA/dropback9th +0.242
+0.242 24thPass EPA/dropback allowed29th +0.551
+0.143 2ndRush EPA/carry19th −0.106
−0.106 14thRush EPA/carry allowed31st +0.143
12.0% 5thExplosive play rate6th 11.8%
11.8% 27thExplosive rate allowed28th 12.0%
71.4% 3rd3rd-down conversion12th 44.4%
44.4% 21st3rd-down conversion allowed30th 71.4%
100.0% 1stRed-zone TD rate1st 100.0%
100.0% 23rdRed-zone TD rate allowed23rd 100.0%
7.9% 5thPressure rate allowed10th 11.6%
11.6% 23rdPressure rate28th 7.9%
7.1% 10thTurnover rate19th 15.4%
15.4% 13thTakeaway rate22nd 7.1%
59.0 1stPoints per game4th 37.0
37.0 29thPoints allowed per game32nd 59.0
−1.7% Pass rate over expected +3.1%
28.6 12thNeutral pace (sec/play)4th 24.7
+0.361 Off epa last3 +0.130
+0.130 Def epa last3 +0.361
+6.4 1stSpecial teams EPA24th −0.5

CHI offense vs CAR defense

Offense percentiles for CHI against the matching defensive percentiles for CAR. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CHICAR D

CAR offense vs CHI defense

Offense percentiles for CAR against the matching defensive percentiles for CHI. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CARCHI D