IDP Matchups and Stat Trends - Week 09

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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):

• HOUSTON (vs Philadelphia) – Eagles generating 57 tackle opps/game (34 rush attempts)
• SEATTLE (vs Arizona) – Cardinals generating 56 tackle opps/game (27 pass completions)
• NEW ENGLAND (vs Indianapolis) – Colts generating 54 tackle opps/game (28 pass completions)
• ATLANTA (vs LA Chargers) – Chargers generating 53 tackle opps/game (29 pass completions)
• BALTIMORE (vs New Orleans) – Saints generating 52 tackle opps/game (27 rush attempts)
• CAROLINA (vs Cincinnati) – Bengals averaging 52 tackle opps/game (27 pass completions)
• MIAMI (vs Chicago) – Bears averaging 51 tackle opps/game (35 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):

• CINCINNATI (vs Carolina) – Panthers generating 43 tackle opps/game (17 pass completions)
• PHILADELPHIA (vs Houston) – Texans generating 45 tackle opps/game
• JACKSONVILLE (vs Las Vegas) – Raiders generating 46 tackle opps/game (21 rush attempts)
• BUFFALO (vs NY Jets) – Jets generating 47 tackle opps/game
• KANSAS CITY (vs Tennessee) – Titans generating 47 tackle opps/game (15 pass completions)
• MINNESOTA (vs Washington) – Commanders generating 47 tackle opps/game
• LA RAMS (vs Tampa Bay) – Buccaneers generating 49 tackle opps/game (19 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:

• MIAMI (vs Chicago) – Bears allow 3.9 sacks/game and 26% pressure rate on just 20 attempts/game
• CAROLINA (vs Cincinnati) – Bengals allow 3.8 sacks/game and 38 pass attempts/game
• TAMPA BAY (vs LA Rams) – Rams allow 3.4 sacks/game and 37 pass attempts/game
• NEW ENGLAND (vs Indianapolis) – Colts allow 3.3 sacks/game and 20% pressure rate
• MINNESOTA (vs Washington) – Commanders allow 3.3 sacks/game and 22% pressure rate