Guide · Matchup Lab

The matchup,
by the numbers.

Matchup Lab puts two NFL teams side by side and matches each offense against the other team’s defense, with player totals from every box score.

How to use it

1. Pick a game from the week’s schedule, in kickoff order (the week menu shows any week of the season): the away team goes on the left, the home team on the right. Or pick any two teams from the menus. The VS button swaps them.
2. Choose a time frame for each team: Season, Last 5, Last 3 or Last Game. The two sides can differ, for example a team’s season-long defense against an offense’s last 3 games.
3. Filter the matchup report by category (passing, rushing, scoring, downs and red zone, turnovers, penalties) and browse the player report.

Reading the matchup report

Every number is a per-game average. On the offense side it is what the team produced. On the defense side it is what opponents produced against that defense. So “passing yards” for a defense means passing yards allowed per game. Putting the two side by side shows where an offense’s strength meets a defense’s weakness.

Percentages such as completion rate, third-down and red-zone conversion are computed from the totals, not averaged game by game. A game with few attempts doesn’t skew them.

The player report

Player tables add up box-score stats over the selected time frame: passing, rushing, receiving, defense, interceptions, fumbles, kicking, punting and returns. LONG is the longest single play rather than a sum. Two-part stats such as C/ATT or field goals made/attempted are summed part by part. Columns can be sorted and players searched by name.

Where the data comes from

Statistics come from ESPN’s public NFL box scores. Only completed regular-season games count, and the “last” time frames use the most recent ones. Our server collects new box scores every 30 minutes; the footer shows when the data was last updated. Player stats include only games with an available box score.

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