IDP Matchups and Stat Trends - Week 08

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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

I’ve added in a new Schedule tab this year 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):

• PITTSBURGH (vs Philadelphia) – Eagles generating 59 tackle opps/game (36 rush attempts)
• MINNESOTA (vs Arizona) – Cardinals generating 56 tackle opps/game
• WASHINGTON (vs Indianapolis) – Colts generating 55 tackle opps/game (*QB change)
• CINCINNATI (vs Cleveland) – Browns generating 54 tackle opps/game (32 rush attempts)
• CLEVELAND (vs Cincinnati) – Bengals averaging 54 tackle opps/game (27 pass completions)
• SEATTLE (vs NY Giants) – Giants averaging 53 tackle opps/game (32 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):

• ATLANTA (vs Carolina) – Panthers generating 41 tackle opps/game
• CHICAGO (vs Dallas) – Cowboys generating 46 tackle opps/game (18 pass completions)
• HOUSTON (vs Tennessee) – Titans generating 46 tackle opps/game (16 pass completions)
• TENNESSEE (vs Houston) – Texans generating 47 tackle opps/game
• TAMPA BAY (vs Baltimore) – Ravens generating 47 tackle opps/game (17 pass completions)
• DETROIT (vs Miami) – Dolphins generating 47 tackle opps/game (21 rush attempts)

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:

• DALLAS (vs Chicago) – pressure allowed on 28% of dropbacks (3.9 sacks/game)
• SAN FRANCISCO (vs LA Rams) – pressure allowed on 15% of dropbacks (3.7 sacks/game)
• JACKSONVILLE (vs Denver) – pressure allowed on 19% of dropbacks (3.0 sacks/game)
• INDIANAPOLIS (vs Washington) – pressure allowed on 22% of dropbacks (3.4 sacks/game)
• WASHINGTON (vs Indianapolis) – pressure allowed on 19% of dropbacks (3.4 sacks/game)
• SEATTLE (vs NY Giants) – pressure allowed on 21% of dropbacks (2.9 sacks/game)
• CINCINNATI (vs Cleveland) – pressure allowed on 15% of dropbacks (9 sacks allowed over last 2 games)