Breaking Down the New York Giants’ Preseason Red-Zone Woes

September 4, 2013   ·   Patricia Traina   ·   Jump to comments


In 2012, the New York Giants scored 429 points in the regular season, averaging 26.8 points per game and ranking them sixth in the league in the scoring category.
Of those 429 points, 306 (71 percent) were either field goals or touchdowns made inside of the red zone. In addition, of their 62 trips inside of the opponent’s 20-yard line, New York scored 56 times (34 touchdowns and 22 field goals).
While preseason games do not count in the final standings, sometimes the statistical trend, such as the Giants’ red-zone performance is something to watch in the early part of the regular season as it can determine a team’s successes or failures.
During the 2013 preseason, the Giants scored 71 points (17.8 per game), which put them 22nd in the NFL. However, their red-zone performance was abysmal.
Of their 11 red-zone trips, they scored eight times (two touchdowns and six field goals) for a total of 32 points (44 percent) of their production.
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