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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):

• NEW ORLEANS (vs Detroit) – Lions offense generates 55.8 tackle opps/game (28 rush/25 pass)
• LA RAMS (vs Cleveland) – Browns offense generates 55.5 tackle opps/game (33 rush/20 pass)
• SAN FRANCISCO (at Philadelphia) – Eagles offense generates 55.5 tackle opps/game (31 rush/22 pass)
• DETROIT (at New Orleans) – Saints offense generates 53.5 tackle opps/game (27 rush/25 pass)
• CINCINNATI (at Jacksonville) – Jaguars offense generates 53.3 tackle opps/game (28 rush/23 pass)
• SEATTLE (at Dallas) – Cowboys offense generates 53.2 tackle opps/game (26 rush/25 pass)

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

• INDIANAPOLIS (at Tennessee) – Titans offense generating 44.1 tackle opps/game (23 rush/18 pass)
• ATLANTA (at NY Jets) – Jets offense generating 44.9 tackle opps/game (20 rush/21 pass)
• JACKSONVILLE (vs Cincinnati) – Bengals offense generating 46.2 tackle opps/game (19 rush/25 pass)
• ARIZONA (at Pittsburgh) – Steelers offense generating 46.2 tackle opps/game (25 rush/19 pass)
• KANSAS CITY (at Green Bay) – Packers offense generating 46.6 tackle opps/game (24 rush/21 pass)
• DALLAS (vs Seattle) – Seahawks offense generating 46.7 tackle opps/game (23 rush/22 pass)

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:

• MIAMI (at Washington) – Commanders allowing 4.6 sacks/game
• ATLANTA (at NY Jets) – Jets allowing 4.3 sacks/game
• TAMPA BAY (vs Carolina) – Panthers allowing 3.9 sacks/game
• INDIANAPOLIS (at Tennessee) – Titans allowing 3.3 sacks/game
• LA RAMS (vs Cleveland) – Browns allowing 3.0 sacks/game
• HOUSTON (vs Denver) – Broncos allowing 3.0 sacks/game