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The Footballguys IDP Matchup Spreadsheet is used to track trends around the league to help with evaluating IDP matchups. I’ll use this article to call out some interesting numbers in the data each week.

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SCHEDULE TAB

The Schedule tab was a recent addition to try and help someone quickly identify favorable matchups each week. I pulled in some key metrics for the defense as well as the offense they are facing this week.

When I look at matchups for this week, these are the ones that look MOST FAVORABLE from a tackling perspective (with some notes if the matchup is particularly unfavorable for run vs pass):

• NY JETS (vs Philadelphia) – Eagles generating 61 tackle opps/game (36 rush att)
• INDIANAPOLIS (at Jacksonville) – Jaguars generating 57 tackle opps/game (29 rush att)
• ARIZONA (at LA Rams) – Cardinals allowing 57 tackle opps/game (29 rush att)
• LA Chargers (vs Dallas) - Chargers allowing 55 tackle opps/game (26 completions)
• DENVER (at Kansas City) – Broncos allowing 57 tackle opps/game (31 rush att)
• TAMPA BAY (vs Detroit) – Lions generating 56 tackle opps/game (31 rush att)

In contrast, these matchups look LEAST FAVORABLE from a tackling perspective (with some notes if the matchup is particularly unfavorable for run vs pass):

• PHILADELPHIA (at NY Jets) – Jets offense generating 44 tackle opps/game (18 completions)
• CLEVELAND (vs San Francisco) – Browns allowing 38 tackle opps/game (14 completions)
• KANSAS CITY (vs Denver) – Broncos generating 46 tackle opps/game (21 rush att)
• LA RAMS (vs Arizona) – Cardinals generating 48 tackle opps/game (20 completions)
• DETROIT (at Tampa Bay) – Lions allowing 46 tackle opps/game (20 rush att)
• NEW ORLEANS (at Houston) – Saints allowing 44 tackle opps/game (22 rush att)

You may also want some help picking out matchups for pass rushers. These are some that look MOST FAVORABLE to me from a pass-rush perspective:

• BUFFALO (vs NY Giants) – Giants allow 6.0 sacks/game and Bills average 4.2/game
• ATLANTA (vs Washington) – Commanders allow 5.8 sacks/game
• BALTIMORE (at Tennessee) – Titans allow 3.4 sacks/game and Ravens average 3.6/game
• SAN FRANCISCO (at Cleveland) – Browns allow 4.0 sacks/game
• MINNESOTA (at Chicago) – Bears allow 4.0 sacks/game