Week 1 · Sunday, Sep 13 · 1:00 PM ET · Carolina
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers
57% CHI win probability43% CAR win probability
- Projected
- 24–21
- Model confidence
- 31%
- Model
- v0.2
Why Kickoff leans CHI
Largest model inputs — log-odds contributions, not causal explanations or betting edges. Confidence is a separate score from win probability.
- ScoringCHI +0.2
Scoring: CHI +0.2, CHI versus CAR
- TurnoversCAR +0.2
Turnovers: CAR +0.2, CHI versus CAR
- Home fieldCAR +0.1
Home field: CAR +0.1, CHI versus CAR
- Win percentageCHI +0.1
Win percentage: CHI +0.1, CHI versus CAR
- Interception rateCHI +0.1
Interception rate: CHI +0.1, CHI versus CAR
- Rushing offenseCHI +0.1
Rushing offense: CHI +0.1, CHI versus CAR
Team context
2026 records are 0–0. Kickoff has not observed 2026 games. Club pages show the latest available nflverse roster snapshot separately from this prediction.
Prediction record
- Publication
- Generated before kickoff · Aug 17, 11:23 PM ET ET
- Source
- Kickoff Model v0.2 · preseason snapshot (prior-season information)
- Lock
- Locks at kickoff
- Final result
- Awaiting final
- Evaluation
- Not settled
Model integrity
- Prediction generated from information available before kickoff.
- No betting odds in the model.
- No future results, injuries, or live 2026 box scores.
- Win probability is not produced by the language model.