One of the key statistics in Detroit’s 27-13 loss to Green Bay Sunday at Lambeau Field was the discrepancy between the two teams in the red zone.
Green Bay was an efficient 3-for5 scoring touchdowns in the red zone while Detroit was just 1-for-4, with their one conversion coming in the final minutes when the game was already decided.
Both Lions head coach Dan Campbell and quarterback Jared Goff said after the game that their inability to finish drives with touchdowns was the most disappointing aspect of the loss and likely the biggest reason for it as the Lions dropped to 0-1 to start the season.
“We were patient, and I thought we moved the ball on these long drives. If you’re going to be patient you have to score in the red zone,” Goff said of three 13-play drives that resulted in only one touchdown. “If you’re not going to score on 60-yard touchdowns, when you get down there, you have to score touchdowns.”
The Lions are breaking in three new starters upfront and a new offensive coordinator, and Goff admitted it might take some time for the Lions to gel offensively.
Last season in a Week 2 loss to Tampa Bay, Detroit was 1-for-7 in the red zone. The following week in a win over Arizona they were perfect in the red zone and Detroit finished the season as the No. 3 red-zone offense in the NFL at 69.4 percent.
Hopefully Sunday was just an anomaly like Week 2 last season and not the start of a trend.
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