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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):

• MIAMI (at Philadelphia) – Eagles offense generating 59 tackle opps/game (33 rush att)
• INDIANAPOLIS (vs Cleveland) – Browns offense generating 57 tackle opps/game (33 rush at)
• MINNESOTA (vs San Francisco) – Vikings defense allowing 58 tackle opps/game
• WASHINGTON (at NY Giants) – Giants offense generating 55 tackle opps/game

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

• CLEVELAND (at Indianapolis) – Browns defense allowing 38 tackle opps/game (14 completions)
• LA RAMS (vs Pittsburgh) – Steelers offense generating 44 tackle opps/game
• ATLANTA (at Tampa Bay) – Buccaneers offense generating 47 tackle opps/game
• SAN FRANCISCO (at Minnesota) – Vikings offense generating 48 tackle opps/game (19 rush att)
• PHILADELPHIA (vs Miami) – Eagles defense allowing 47 tackle opps/game (18 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:

• NY GIANTS (vs Washington) – Commanders allowing 5.7 sacks/game
• WASHINGTON (at NY Giants) – Giants allowing 5.5 sacks/game
• LAS VEGAS (at Chicago) – Bears allowing 4.2 sacks/game
• INDIANAPOLIS (vs Cleveland) – Browns allowing 3.6 sacks/game