Factoid
Playing around with some numbers on the Eagles, I notice that last year, they had 15 different players catch passes inside the red zone. That tied with the Saints for the most in the league.
There is no true “go-to” receiver on those teams – the touchdowns tend to get spread around.
Below are the numbers for all 32 teams. The Packers also tended to use a lot of players in the red zone area. The Vikings and Panthers were at the opposite end of the spectrum, with their passes concentrated into the hands of just six pass catchers.
Number of players catching passes in the red zone, 2008
No
15 New Orleans
15 Philadelphia
12 Green Bay
11 Buffalo
11 NY Giants
11 San Diego
11 San Francisco
11 Tampa Bay
10 Cleveland
10 Denver
10 Indianapolis
10 Miami
10 Washington
9 Arizona
9 Chicago
9 Detroit
9 Houston
9 Oakland
9 Seattle
8 Atlanta
8 Baltimore
8 Cincinnati
8 Dallas
8 Jacksonville
8 NY Jets
8 Pittsburgh
7 Kansas City
7 New England
7 St. Louis
7 Tennessee
6 Carolina
6 Minnesota
—Ian Allan
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