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The Footballguys IDP Matchup Spreadsheet tracks trends around the league to help evaluate 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):

• WASHINGTON (vs Philadelphia) – Eagles offense generating 59 tackle opps/game (33 rush att)
• SEATTLE (vs Cleveland) – Browns offense generating 56 tackle opps/game (33 rush att)
• LAS VEGAS (at Detroit) – Lions offense generating 55 tackle opps/game (25 completions)
• ARIZONA (vs Baltimore) – Ravens offense generating 55 tackle opps/game (32 rush att)
• INDIANAPOLIS (vs New Orleans) – Saints offense generating 55 tackle opps/game (25 completions)
• NY JETS (vs NY Giants) – Giants offense generating 54 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):

• NY GIANTS (vs NY Jets) – Jets offense generating 44 tackle opps/game
• MINNESOTA (at Green Bay) – Packers offense generating 44 tackle opps/game
• JACKSONVILLE (at Pittsburgh) – Steelers offense generating 44 tackle opps/game
• ATLANTA (at Tennessee) – Titans offense generating 45 tackle opps/game (17 completions)
• KANSAS CITY (at Denver) – Broncos offense generating 45 tackle opps/game
• SAN FRANCISCO (vs Cincinnati) – Bengals offense generating 46 tackle opps/game (19 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:

• PHILADELPHIA (at Washington) – Commanders allowing 5.7 sacks/game
• NY JETS (at NY Giants) – Giants allowing 5.3 sacks/game
• LOS ANGELES Chargers (vs Chicago) – Bears allowing 3.9 sacks/game
• ATLANTA (at Tennessee) – Titans allowing 3.8 sacks/game