Kansas City Chiefs · Minnesota Vikings · 2026 week 1

Kansas City Chiefs or Minnesota Vikings?

Wondering who you should start this week — Kansas City Chiefs or Minnesota Vikings? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Kansas City Chiefs — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Kansas City Chiefs, but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Kansas City Chiefs START vs DEN 7.5 – 5.7 – healthy
Minnesota Vikings vs GB 7.3 – 15.3 – healthy

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.