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Why Giants' Red-Zone Woes May Stand in Way of Winning NFC East

Over the last two weeks, the New York Giants have had a massive problem offensively: punching in the football when the field gets shorter. Against the New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins, the team scored two touchdowns in eight red-zone trips, which doesn't even include their decision to knee out a series and kick a field goal for the win against the Saints.

Point blank, if New York only converts 25 percent of its red-zone drives into touchdowns, they won't be winning a majority of their games this season. According to TeamRankings, the Giants had the third-worst red-zone percentage in the league last season with a 44.