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Eagles defense has a chance to rekindle red zone success in week 3

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The Eagles have long-been known for their red zone prowess under Jim Schwartz. ‘Bend but don’t break’ has been the mission statement since his arrival and for the most part, it’s worked well. The team allowed touchdown conversions from inside the 20 55% of the time last year, but led the league in the metric with 44% in 2018. This year, things aren’t going to plan.

A step back for the Eagles

The Eagles have given up scores on a whopping 77% of opposing red zone drives, which is not acceptable by any means.