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Dirk Koetter, Falcons must target red zone improvement against Broncos

There are two things that are simultaneously true about getting into the red zone. The first is that things tighten up considerably, making score potentially tougher because defenses don’t have to worry about being beaten deep. The second is that you only have 1-20 yards to go, which means good offenses should be able to regularly work their way around even quality defenses to score if they have the right personnel and scheming.

The Falcons seem to have the personnel but haven’t had the success, which would seem to point to coaching and execution. Atlanta comes into Week 9 27th in the NFL in red zone scoring via touchdown, per TeamRankings, having converted just 53.