The Falcons will head to Orlando to play the Dolphins in an exhibition game Thursday looking for the offense and defense to perform better in the red zone.
“We’ve had six red-zone trips and scored (touchdowns) on half of them,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. “We want that number to be up. Defensively, we’ve let them down there three times and they’ve scored twice. That’s an area of emphasis for us heading into the game. Can we play better red-zone ball?”
In 2015, Quinn’s first season as a head coach, the Falcons ranked 17th in offensive red-zone percentage (54.7) and tied for 26th in defensive red-zone percentage (62.2).
The red zone is the area of the field inside the 20-yard lines but, more specifically, Quinn said he wants to see better execution in what the Falcons call the “deep red zone,” inside the 12-yard line.
“Some of the (receiver) routes change because of the field position,” Quinn said Tuesday. “That’s the biggest thing is the awareness of how to play based on how long the field is now. It was a good session for us this week.”
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