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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

Consider this a work in progress, but I’ve added in a new Schedule tab to try and 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 matchups that look MOST FAVORABLE from a tackling perspective (with some notes if the matchup is particularly unfavorable for run vs pass):

• NEW ORLEANS (vs Arizona) – Cardinals generating 57 tackle opps/game (28 pass completions)
• TENNESSEE (vs Indianapolis) – Colts generating 56 tackle opps/game (28 pass completions)
• BALTIMORE (vs Cleveland) – Browns generating 55 tackle opps/game (33 rush attempts)
• SEATTLE (vs L.A. Chargers) – Chargers generating 53 tackle opps/game (28 pass completions)
• ATLANTA (vs Cincinnati) – Bengals averaging 53 tackle opps/game
• JACKSONVILLE (vs NY Giants – Giants averaging 53 tackle opps/game (31 rush attempts)

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

• TAMPA BAY (vs Carolina) – Panthers generating 40 tackle opps/game
• CLEVELAND (vs Baltimore) – Ravens generating 45 tackle opps/game
• DETROIT (vs Dallas) – Cowboys generating 46 tackle opps/game (17 pass completions)
• LAS VEGAS (vs Houston) – Texans generating 46 tackle opps/game (22 rush attempts)
• INDIANAPOLIS (vs Tennessee) – Titans generating 46 tackle opps/game (17 pass completions)
• NEW ENGLAND (vs Chicago) – Bears generating 46 tackle opps/game (11 pass completions)

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:

• NEW ENGLAND (vs Chicago) – pressure allowed on 30% of dropbacks (3.8 sacks/game)
• JACKSONVILLE (vs NY Giants) – pressure allowed on 23% of dropbacks (3.2 sacks/game)
• INDIANAPOLIS (vs Tennessee) – pressure allowed on 22% of dropbacks (2.4 sacks/game)
• PITTSBURGH (vs Miami) – pressure allowed on 21% of dropbacks (2.5 sacks/game)
• GREEN BAY (vs Washington) – pressure allowed on 21% of dropbacks (2.5 sacks/game)
• NY JETS (vs Denver) – pressure allowed on 19% of dropbacks (3.3 sacks/game)