2014 Tackles Issued by Home Stat Crews (Through Week 16)

A major difference between offense only Fantasy Football and IDP Fantasy Football is the subjectivity of the stat keeping. On the offensive side of the ball, a 10 yard catch is a 10 yard catch. However, on the defensive side of the ball, things become a bit less clear. For example, two defensive players get to the ball-carrier at roughly the same time. Who gets the solo tackle and who gets the assist? Or do both players only get an assist? Or does only one player get a solo? There are multiple options in these scenarios and different scorekeepers have different tendencies (right or wrong). Analyzing each home stat crew's tendencies will better allow us to make informed lineup decisions.

The main chart listed below ranks home stat crews according to their generosity in issuing tackles (from greatest to least). The ranking is calculated based upon the total tackles issued per tackle opportunity when compared against the league average. A color key is listed below for your reference.

Tackles Issued by Home Stat Crews Key
	Generous
	Average
	Stingy

This article will be updated every Tuesday during the regular season to reflect the most up-to-date tackles issued. However, stat crews rarely change their tendencies over the course of the season and thus the trends that we witness early in the season are likely to remain for the entirety of the season.

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Rank	Team Name	Solo Tackles Per Tackle Opportunity Rank	Assisted Tackles Per Tackle Opportunity Rank	Total Tackles Per Tackle Opportunity Rank	Movement From Last Week
1	New York Jets	19	2	1	1
2	New York Giants	1	12	2	-1
3	Buffalo Bills	5	9	3	0
4	Washington Redskins	25	5	4	0
5	Baltimore Ravens	32	1	5	0
6	San Diego Chargers	2	18	6	0
7	Carolina Panthers	31	3	7	1
8	Houston Texans	22	10	8	1
9	Cincinnati Bengals	30	4	9	-2
10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	19	10	0
11	Cleveland Browns	27	6	11	0
12	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	14	12	0
13	New England Patriots	28	8	13	0
14	Seattle Seahawks	29	7	14	0
15	Indianapolis Colts	26	11	15	0
16	Green Bay Packers	21	15	16	0
17	New Orleans Saints	24	13	17	0
18	Minnesota Vikings	23	16	18	1
19	St. Louis Rams	4	28	19	-1
20	Detroit Lions	13	20	20	0
21	Tennessee Titans	20	17	21	1
22	San Francisco 49ers	8	25	22	-1
23	Dallas Cowboys	15	22	23	0
24	Oakland Raiders	10	24	24	1
25	Atlanta Falcons	18	21	25	-1
26	Jacksonville Jaguars	17	23	26	0
27	Arizona Cardinals	6	29	27	0
28	Chicago Bears	11	26	28	0
29	Kansas City Chiefs	7	31	29	0
30	Philadelphia Eagles	16	27	30	1
31	Denver Broncos	12	30	31	1
32	Miami Dolphins	9	32	32	-2

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