IDP Matchups and Stat Trends - Week 16

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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):

• DALLAS (vs Philadelphia) – Eagles generating 55 tackle opps/game (32 rush attempts)
• TAMPA BAY (vs Arizona) – Cardinals generating 54 tackle opps/game (26 pass completions)
• NEW ORLEANS (vs Cleveland) – Browns generating 54 tackle opps/game (31 rush attempts)
• LA CHARGERS (vs Indianapolis) – Colts generating 53 tackle opps/game (25 pass completions)
• INDIANAPOLIS (vs LA Chargers) – Chargers generating 53 tackle opps/game (29 pass completions)
• MINNESOTA (vs NY Giants) – Giants generating 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):

• DETROIT (vs Carolina) – Panthers generating 45 tackle opps/game (16 pass completions)
• TENNESSEE (vs Houston) – Texans generating 45 tackle opps/game
• GREEN BAY (vs Miami) – Dolphins generating 45 tackle opps/game (21 rush attempts)
• HOUSTON (vs Tennessee) – Titans generating 46 tackle opps/game (17 pass completions)
• SAN FRANCISCO (vs Washington) – Commanders generating 47 tackle opps/game (21 pass completions)
• DENVER (vs LA RAMS) –Rams generating 47 tackle opps/game

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:

• DENVER (vs LA Rams) – Rams allow 3.6 sacks/game
• LA RAMS (vs Denver) – Broncos allow 3.6 sacks/game
• LA CHARGERS (vs Indianapolis) – Colts allow 3.5 sacks/game
• BUFFALO (vs Chicago) – Bears allow 3.4 sacks/game
• MINNESOTA (vs NY Giants) – Giants allow 3.1 sacks/game